Who Is Dr. Lindley Dodson? Everything On Austin Pediatrician Hostage Who Was Shot And Killed

Dr. Lindley Dodson was an American pediatrician who was killed on January 26, 2021, in Austin, Texas.

Lindley was taken hostage and later shot to death by a fellow pediatrician named Bharat Narumanchi.

Prior to her murder, Dr. Lindley Dodson was employed at the Children’s Medical Group located in Austin. Her killer Bharat was also employed at the same institute.

Quick Facts: Who Is Dr. Lindley Dodson? Everything On Austin Pediatrician Hostage Who Was Shot And Killed

Name Dr Lindley Dodson
Age 43 (Deceased)
Gender Female
Height –
Nationality American
Profession Pediatrician
Married/Single Married
Husband Drew
Children 2 Daughters, 1 Son
Education Louisiana State University, Vanderbilt University

10 Facts About Dr. Lindley Dodson

  1. Dr. Lindley Dodson was a married woman; the pediatrician and her husband Drew shared three children together: two daughters and a son.
  2. Further details about Dr. Dodson’s family, including her parents and siblings, has not surfaced on the news yet.
  3. Likewise, Dr. Lindley Dodson’s age was 43 years old at the time of her death on January 26, 2021. 
  4. Considering her education, Dr. Lindley Dodson completed her Pediatrics degree at the Louisiana State University. She eventually finished her residency at Nashville’s Vanderbilt University.
  5. Back in 2006, Dr. Lindley Dodson was an instructor at Harvard Medical School. Further, at one point, she was employed at the Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin.
  6. Dodson eventually joined the Children’s Medical Group located in Austin, Texas in 2017. Since then, she had been working there as a partner.
  7. Dr. Lindley Dodson was considered a professional woman and a friendly doctor. She has been described as a person with a sense of responsibility towards her patients; all of her patients were deeply shocked by her death.
  8. Her perpetrator Bharat Narumanchi was diagnosed with terminal cancer and only had a few weeks left to live.
  9. Reportedly, Dr. Lindley’s office had turned out Bharat’s application for a volunteer position. His traumatic mental state due to cancer, along with the rejection, has been assumed as the factor that triggered Bharat to do the murder.
  10. Bharat Narumanchi had initially kept five hostages, among which four escaped. He kept Dr. Lindley Dodson as a hostage for six hours before shooting her to death. After killing her, Bharat also committed suicide.
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