Alleged Memphis Killer ID’d, Used Handgun to Shoot Surgeon 3 Times

The alleged attacker who fatally shot Memphis surgeon Dr. Benjamin Mauck in an exam room Tuesday has been identified and police indicate the assailant used a handgun.

Breitbart News reportedMauck was shot and killed around 2 p.m. by a patient who had allegedly threatened him. He was shot in exam room in the Campbell Clinic.

The alleged attacker was captured outside the cline about five minutes after the shooting occurred.

Late Wednesday, WMC noted that the attacker used a handgun to kill Mauck, who was found “with a gunshot wound in his neck, another in his chest and a third in his upper abdomen.”

By examining paperwork in the exam room police were able to identify the alleged attacker as 29-year-old Larry Pickens.

The New York Post pointed out when police arrested Pickens he had a backpack which contained “an empty pistol and two empty magazines.”

Pickens has been “charged with first-degree murder and aggravated assault.” His bail is $1.2 million.

Last week, Mauck was named Memphis Magazine’s 2023 Top Doctor. He leaves behind a wife and two children.

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