Louis, who met with Phillips on the day before the shooting, called again on Wednesday to express his discomfort and ask for additional aid. Later on Wednesday, Louis legally purchased a .223 caliber semiautomatic rifle and went to the hospital, police said. The gunman, according to Franklin, also brought a .40-caliber pistol he bought from a pawnshop on Sunday.

Louis, who shot and killed himself at the scene after carrying out the attack, carried a letter with him. Police said the letter detailed how the shooter planned to kill “Dr. Phillips and anyone who came in his way,” the Post reports.

According to the Daily Beast, Saint Francis Health System released a statement on Wednesday, saying it’s “grieving the loss of four members of our family.”

Phillips is remembered by his colleagues, friends, family and patients as a difference maker. Sandy Thompson, a friend of the surgeon, told CNN that he was “a wonderful, gentle, kind person with an infectious smile and kind word for everyone.”

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