Tension Between Hospital, Police Investigating Suicide Detailed; Officers Encountered Wall of Administrators'
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel › March 21, 2005
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Waukesha As psychiatric patient Wendy L. Snyder lay dead in her room at Waukesha Memorial Hospital from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, responding police officers say they encountered difficult hospital administrators who demanded they disarm themselves and who made it difficult to interview the worker who found the 43-year-old Summit woman, according to police reports released Thursday.
Police say they became upset when summoned to the hospital about 3:15 p.m. Feb. 23 to recover a shell casing that was found, only to learn that a shooting had actually occurred, the reports say.See the full content of this document
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Tension Between Hospital, Police Investigating Suicide Detailed; Officers Encountered Wall of Administrators'
A differing account of the tragic events was offered by hospital officials.
"We understand police concerns that they did not have complete information regarding the incident, which was unfolding as they arrived at the hospital," hospital spokeswoman Sandra Peterson wrote in a prepared statement. "Staff was focused on attempti...See the full content of this document
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