Husband, wife dead after apparent murder-suicide at Baptist Health Brookwood Hospital

HOMEWOOD, Ala. (WBRC) - A patient at the Women’s Medical Center at Baptist Health Brookwood Hospital was killed Sunday night in an apparent murder-suicide.

Homewood Police say they responded to the hospital at 9:25 p.m. on a possible shots fired call.

Officers say when they arrived, they found a man and woman both dead from gunshot wounds.

The victim, 24-year-old Precious Elicia J’anae Johnson, of Birmingham, was a patient at the hospital and was shot multiple times, according to the Jefferson County Coroner’s Office.

The shooter was identified as Kynath William Terry, Jr., 19, of Midfield.

Family later confirmed Johnson and Terry were married.

Police say preliminary investigations show the shooting was an apparent murder-suicide, with the coroner’s office adding it was a domestic assault.

Baptist Health Brookwood Hospital says they are fully cooperating with police. While they do not comment on ongoing investigations, they confirmed Monday morning that the hospital is no longer on lockdown and it operating as normal.

Homewood Police say nobody else was injured in the shooting.

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