The parents of an unarmed security guard shot dead by a gunman, with a history of arrests, at the Legacy Good Samaritan Hospital in Portland in July 2023 are suing the medical facility for $35 million. According to the lawsuit, Smallwood was instructed to be on standby in the hallway while hospital security staff searched the room occupied by Calles’s partner. Suspect Shot and Killed by PoliceCalles fled from the hospital and was shot and killed by police officers in Gresham. ‘Legacy allowed a dangerous individual to remain on the premises for three days until those threats escalated to violence,’ D’Amore continued. A few days after the shooting, the Legacy Health network said metal detectors would be installed at all network hospital entrances.
