10/14 Hickory, NC Man Shoots Wife at her Job in Hospital

Howard McGrady, 62, walked into the outpatient unit of Frye Regional Medical Center and shot at his wife, Judy McGrady 3 times with a .44 magnum revolver. She had left him earlier in the week for unknown reasons. She working her job as a transcriptionist when he found her at her office which is off a hallway that leads from the common waiting area. It was around 10:40 am when he stood in the hallway, outside her office and started firing. Co-workers tackled him and held him till security arrived. Fortunately as the assault occurred in a hospital, she was able to receive quick emergency care and is expected to recover.