Doctor ‘always helping people’ is shot to death outside clinic, California reports say
A doctor was fatally shot outside the California clinic where he worked, media reports say, and police are asking the public for information to find a suspect.
Officers responded to report of a shooting in the Woodland Hills neighborhood shortly after 6 p.m. on Aug. 23, the Los Angeles Police Department said in an Aug. 25 news release.
They arrived to find a 61-year-old man with a gunshot wound in a parking lot near his car, and paramedics with the Los Angeles Fire Department declared him dead on scene, police said.
The man, identified as Hamid Mirshojae, worked at Warner Plaza Urgent Care, according to the clinic website and NBC 4.
The Warner Plaza clinic did not immediately return McClatchy News’ request for comment on Aug. 26.
A memorial quickly grew outside the facility, NBC 4 reported.
“He was a very sweet guy,” Pania Mazaherei, a patient, told the outlet. “He would do anything for you, like, whenever you needed something, he would always, he would always, like, be on his feet for you, like, 24/7.”
Others spoke of Mirshojae’s caring nature.
“He always had laughter on his face. Very kind, very sweet,” Azin Kolahi, a doctor who works at the clinic, told ABC 7.
Maryem Alaei, a family friend, told KTLA 5 that Mirshojae was “always laughing, always joking, always helping people.”
He is survived by his wife and 6-month-old, Alaei told the outlet.
“He was kind, funny and a caring person,” a patient wrote on Facebook. “His memory will be with us forever.”
Police said they have not identified a suspect and are looking for information about the fatal shooting.
Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 818-374-9550.
This story was originally published August 26, 2024 at 3:32 PM with the headline "Doctor ‘always helping people’ is shot to death outside clinic, California reports say."
