Suspect in fatal dentist office shooting is a 'disgruntled' former patient, police say
The man who opened fire inside a dental office near San Diego was described as a "disgruntled" former patient who had legally armed himself two weeks ago, police said Friday.
The man who opened fire inside a dental office near San Diego was described as a "disgruntled" former patient who had legally armed himself two weeks ago, police said Friday.
Gunfire erupted at 4:14 p.m. Thursday inside the practice at 480 N. Magnolia Ave. in El Cajon, and responding police officers found two men and a woman had been shot, officials said.
Licensed dentist Benjamin Ariel Harouni, 28, "sustained apparent gunshot injuries to the torso" and was pronounced dead at the scene, the San Diego County Medical Examiner's Office said.
The alleged shooter, Mohammed Abdulkareem, a 29-year-old El Cajon resident, fled in a rented U-Haul pickup and was later captured, authorities said.
"Investigations also revealed that Abdulkareem was a former patient of the dental office," according to police. "While the exact motive behind the shooting remains under investigation, it is believed that Abdulkareem was a disgruntled former customer."
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