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5 min readThe Hospital Shooter Who Walked Past 50 SWAT Officers
On September 28th, around 10 AM, St. Vincent North Hospital in Arkansas was at its busiest. Surgeons were mid-procedure. Patients lay unconscious. Then about a dozen gunshots rang out from somewhere inside the building. Within minutes, an army of law enforcement surrounded the hospital—state police, SWAT teams, the FBI, a bomb squad. The plan was straightforward: lock down every exit, evacuate civilians, secure the building, and locate the shooter. But St. Vincent North was only one of two hospital buildings on the same campus, with more than 70 rooms, a maze of hallways, and about 20 exits to cover.
The First Mistake and the First Victim
Officers rushed toward the fourth floor, where 911 calls had first placed the shooter. It was a decision they wouldn't realize was a mistake until much later. They didn't know he had already claimed his first victim: a male visitor in his early twenties, shot multiple times in the body and head. Tragically, he was already gone.
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What you'll learn
- 1 (00:46) **Chaos Erupts at St. Vincent North Hospital** - A dozen gunshots ring out in a busy hospital, triggering a massive lockdown and a flood of 911 calls from terrified staff.
- 2 (02:26) **An Army of Law Enforcement Surrounds the Building** - State police, SWAT, FBI, and a bomb squad converge on a sprawling two-building campus with 70+ rooms and 20 exits.
- 3 (04:01) **A Near-Fatal Mistake with a Patient** - Officers almost shoot a man who turns out to be a patient, illustrating the extreme pressure and the razor-thin margin for error.
- 4 (06:17) **The First Victim is Discovered** - Officers rush to the fourth floor based on 911 calls, only to find the shooter's first victim—a young male visitor shot multiple times.
- 5 (08:40) **A Nurse Provides the First Breakthrough** - A witness gives a detailed description of the shooter and reveals his connection to a specific patient: his ex-girlfriend, Jade.
- 6 (09:26) **Jade Names the Shooter: "PJ"** - The ex-girlfriend identifies the gunman as Raymond "AJ" Lovett Jr., and her hesitation hints at a secret she's hiding.
- 7 (11:34) **Jade Reveals the Motive** - Jade explains that AJ believed Leighton was abusive and that he "deserved" what happened, framing the murder as a twisted act of protection.
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