A man upset by his father’s urology appointment pulled out a gun and shot and killed an office worker who tried to discuss the situation with him on Friday afternoon in New Jersey, police said.
The bullet went through the 44-year-old woman and then hit a patient in the knee, according to the Burlington County Prosecutor’s Office.
Bruce Gomola Jr., 51, was charged with first degree murder. Gomola, of Burlington Township, is a corrections officer at the Burlington County Jail in Mount Holly. He is currently being held in a Camden jail.
Authorities said Gomola was upset about an appointment for her father at Delaware Valley Urology in Mount Laurel, a suburb of Philadelphia. A patient services representative, Stephanie Horton, attempted to speak to Gomola about the situation when she pulled out a pistol and shot him once in the chest, authorities said.
The bullet came out of his back and hit a patient in the knee.
After the shooting, Gomola left the building and left. Police said he returned shortly afterward and surrendered.
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