Homicide Report > Kelly Hales, 56
Kelly Hales, 56
Died April 16, 2009 at 4:12 p.m.
Kelly Hales, a 56-year-old white man, 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.
Hales was a supervisor at the hospital pharmacy. He and his colleague Hugo Bustamante, 46, were shot by coworker Mario Ramirez, 50, police said.
After shooting his supervisors, witnesses said Ramirez 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: 56
- Gender: Male
- Cause: Gunshot
- Day of the week: Thursday
- Agency: Long Beach PD
- Race/Ethnicity: White
- Circumstance: Workplace
Hales was killed at the same place and on the same day as Hugo Bustamante.
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