On a tragic Wednesday, June 1, 2022, the life of Dr. Stephanie Jolene Husen, a respected 48-year-old female sports medicine physician, was cut short in a senseless act of violence in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The shooting unfolded on the second floor of the Natalie Medical Building on the campus of Saint Francis Hospital, a place of healing that was horrifically transformed into a scene of carnage.
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Husen was one of four victims that day, caught in the path of a gunman who entered the Warren Clinic with a specific target in mind. The shooter, identified as Michael Louis, was a former patient of another doctor in the clinic, Dr. Preston Phillips. Louis had recently undergone back surgery performed by Dr. Phillips and had repeatedly complained of ongoing pain following the procedure. His discontent festered into a deadly rage.
On that fateful afternoon, Louis arrived at the clinic armed with a legally purchased AR-15-style rifle and a handgun. His primary target was Dr. Phillips, but his rampage claimed the lives of others who were simply in the wrong place at the wrong time. Dr. Husen, along with receptionist Amanda Glenn and a patient named William Love, were among those tragically killed. The gunman’s attack was swift and brutal, leaving a wake of devastation before he ultimately took his own life at the scene.
In the aftermath, authorities found a letter on the shooter that made his intentions clear: he came to kill Dr. Phillips and anyone who stood in his way. There were no arrests to be made, as the sole suspect had died by his own hand. The community was left to mourn the loss of Dr. Stephanie Husen, a dedicated physician remembered for her compassion and the skilled care she provided to her patients.
