30 July, 2017
IN police have alleged that 48-year-old Michael Jarvis shot and killed a renowned local doctor, 56-year-old Dr. Todd Graham, as reported by CBS News. The killer, in despair, chose to kill himself shortly after.
Joseph County Prosecutor, identified Michael Jarvis as the shooter on Thursday, ABC news affiliate WCVB reported. Graham didn't want to prescribe an opioid medication for the chronic pain that his wife suffered. Don't over-prescribe opioids'. Make no mistake that that this was a person who made a choice to kill Dr. "Graham. This is not a fallout from an opioid epidemic or opioid problems", Cotter told the station. "We're still investigating that", Cotter said.
According to the investigation, the killer and his wife went to Graham's office at South Bend medical center for an appointment Wednesday morning.
Still, the doctors acknowledged some patients need the stronger painkillers, either because of severe chronic pain or because they can not take other types of medicine.
Cotter says Jarvis returned to the medical center about two hours later and shot Graham.
Balog said the local medical community was in disbelief over Graham's fatal shooting by 48-year-old Michael Jarvis, who police said attacked the doctor after he declined to prescribe an opioid to Jarvis' wife. On that moment, Dr.
Graham was on his way to the St. Joseph Rehabilitation Institute near his office.
There were two witnesses who were outside and in close proximity. "Jarvis went to those two witnesses and told them to leave. They saw a gun".
Authorities said Jarvis then fled the scene and drove to his friend's house, mentioning "that he was no longer going to be around", Cotter said. The police arrived when he was already dead. Petra was described as a first-time patient and was reportedly informed by the doctor at the appointment that Graham could not prescribe opioids as pain medication.
"He did what we ask our doctors to do", he continued.
As recently as 2012, IN was among the 13 U.S. states that prescribed the most opioids per capita, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control.
"A lot of doctors are fearful that they're going to do something wrong", she said.
Cotter added that Jarvis' wife had no idea that her husband had returned to the doctor's office and had shot the doctor. "She's suffering as well", he explained.
Emergency rooms also have cut back on opioid prescriptions, Park said, choosing to call a patient's family doctor for guidance, especially if a patient has a pain contract that requires other providers to consult that doctor.
According to Metro Homicide Commander Tim Corbett, the shooting could have turned into a far more serious situation if Jarvis had entered the medical facility.
Police added that they fear if Jarvis had made his way inside the hospital, it could have turned into a mass shooting. "I do believe that".
Graham, 56, has three children, according to physician A.J. Mencias, his friend and business partner. He had three children. Several of his relatives and patients send messages for him, saying that he was a very attentive and caring doctor. Within the past 20 years, doctors were trained to place a greater focus on treating pain, even to treat it as the "fifth vital sign".
