Overview
- Homewood police found 24-year-old patient Precious Elicia J’anae Johnson and 19-year-old visitor Kynath William Terry Jr. dead from gunshot wounds at Baptist Health Brookwood Hospital’s Women’s Center around 9:25 p.m. Sunday.
- Investigators say preliminary evidence indicates a domestic murder-suicide, with authorities reporting the male’s wound was self-inflicted.
- The hospital was placed on lockdown out of caution, officials said there was no active threat, and police reported no other injuries.
- The investigation remains open as authorities work to establish motive and clarify details such as whether a newborn was present, which some outlets have reported but officials have not confirmed.
- Hospital leaders and the Alabama Hospital Association say facilities typically conduct after-action security reviews, and the case has renewed attention to rare past shootings at Birmingham-area hospitals.