Two key pieces of information surrounding the March 2 shooting at Aurora Sinai Medical Center changed Thursday, with family announcing a victim who was declared dead remained on life support, and the firing of hospital security staff for failing to stop a weapon from entering the hospital, following an internal review.
The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner’s Office said Christopher Robinson Jr., 40, was declared dead on March 2, but an attorney for his family said March 5 that Robinson remains on life support. That update comes as the hospital and the attorney detail more about the night Robinson was shot – including that security staff failed to follow hospital policy when they neglected to use a handheld screening wand on the suspect.
“This is a very tragic situation,” attorney B’Ivory LaMarr told reporters at a March 5 press conference. “It’s also very preventable. What took place a couple days ago should never occur in any health facility in the city.”…