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Hugo Bustamante, 46
Died April 16, 2009 at 11:55 a.m.
Hugo Bustamante, a 46-year-old Latino, died when he was shot while working at Long Beach Memorial Medical Center on Thursday, April 16, 2009, in Long Beach, according to the Los Angeles County coroner's office.
Bustamante was a supervisor at the hospital pharmacy. He and his colleague Kelly Hales, 56, were shot and killed by coworker Mario Ramirez, 50, police said.
Witnesses said Ramirez shot his two supervisors, then turned the gun on himself. He also died. Police have no motive for the shooting.
—Anthony Pesce
Read more Times coverage:
Gunman kills 2 and takes own life at Long Beach Memorial Medical Center
- Neighborhood: Long Beach
- Age: 46
- Gender: Male
- Cause: Gunshot
- Day of the week: Thursday
- Agency: Long Beach PD Homicide
- Race/Ethnicity: Latino
- Circumstance: Workplace
Bustamante was killed at the same place and on the same day as Kelly Hales.
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