{"id":19916,"date":"2018-08-04T06:33:30","date_gmt":"2018-08-04T06:33:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=19916"},"modified":"2018-08-04T06:33:30","modified_gmt":"2018-08-04T06:33:30","slug":"revenge-ex-policeman-whose-mum-died-in-doctors-care-20-years-ago-kills-physician","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=19916","title":{"rendered":"REVENGE? EX-POLICEMAN WHOSE MUM DIED IN DOCTOR&#8217;S CARE 20 YEARS AGO KILLS PHYSICIAN"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- www.newsroom247.com.ng --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2163942495525027\" data-ad-slot=\"1411897411\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<header class=\"entry-header\"><\/header>\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-lg-8\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>An ex-policeman\u00a0whose mother died in a doctor\u2019s care has killed the physician in what is suspected to be a revenge act 20 years after.<\/p>\n<p>The late doctor also attended to ex-President George H.W. Bush at some point.<\/p>\n<p>A Texas manhunt for the retired cop who killed the doctor in broad daylight ended on Friday with the suicide of the suspect.<\/p>\n<p>Heart surgeon Mark Hausknecht was murdered in a brazen shooting two weeks ago, in what police believe was the result of a more than 20-year grudge held by Joseph James Pappas.<\/p>\n<p>The 65-year-old cardiologist at Houston\u2019s Methodist Hospital treated former president Bush in 2000. He also treated Pappas\u2019s mother more than two decades ago. She died while in the doctor\u2019s care.<\/p>\n<p>That is the only connection between the two men that might explain why Pappas methodically planned the killing and then went on the run, according to police.<\/p>\n<p>He was confronted by two officers Friday morning and committed suicide, Houston\u2019s police chief said.<\/p>\n<p>Based on surveillance images, police believe Pappas was on a bicycle just behind Hausknecht on July 20, as the doctor was bicycling to work. The former cop then allegedly passed the doctor on the road, turned and fired two shots.<\/p>\n<p>The killing \u2014 which investigators early on suspected was targeted \u2014 rocked Houston\u2019s sizeable medical community. Hausknecht worked on the campus of the Texas Medical Center, a sprawling complex that encompasses multiple hospitals.<\/p>\n<p>Tips helped police identify Pappas as a suspect. When they searched his home Tuesday night, investigators found evidence that he had methodically targeted the slain doctor.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey found a very extensive intelligence file that this suspect had put together on Doctor Hausknecht,\u201d Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo told a news conference.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday night, police publicly identified the ex-cop as their chief suspect and asked for the public\u2019s help to capture him. They believed he was armed and dangerous, but would remain within the city limits because he was traveling by bicycle.<\/p>\n<p><code><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alternativeadvert.com\/show.php?z=30&amp;pl=16808&amp;ad_type=62&amp;rl=180\" width=\"728\" height=\"90\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/code><\/p>\n<p>An eyewitness tip Friday morning led police to Pappas at a grassy area not far from his home. Pappas killed himself as officers closed in.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe potential threat to the city from an accused murderer considered armed and dangerous is now over, closing another chapter of this horrific tragedy,\u201d Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>Acevedo said Pappas was armed with a handgun and wearing a bullet-proof vest when an officer approached him. He was not complying with the commands of the first responding officer and killed himself once a second officer arrived, the chief said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSuspect Pappas took a gun, shot himself in the head,\u201d Acevedo said.<\/p>\n<p>The chief expressed relief at the outcome, pointing out that Pappas had displayed marksman-like skill in the killing. He had been in Texas law enforcement for 30 years, until retiring in 2013, according to NBC News.<\/p>\n<p><em>(AFP)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Sheriff-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-19311\" src=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Sheriff-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"716\" height=\"204\" srcset=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Sheriff-1.jpg 1080w, http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Sheriff-1-300x86.jpg 300w, http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Sheriff-1-768x219.jpg 768w, http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Sheriff-1-1024x292.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 716px) 100vw, 716px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><code><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- www.newsroom247.com.ng --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2163942495525027\" data-ad-slot=\"1411897411\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/code><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An ex-policeman\u00a0whose mother died in a doctor\u2019s care has killed the physician in what is suspected to be a revenge act 20 years after. 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