Hospital employee: Man charged with killing Conn. doctor had earlier confrontation with victim

Worker: Conn. suspect, slain doc had confrontation

BRANFORD, Conn. — An employee at a hospital in New York says a man charged with killing a Yale University doctor outside his Connecticut home had a confrontation with the victim a few years ago.

Branford police say 44-year-old Lishan Wang is charged with murder, attempted murder and firearms offenses in the fatal shooting Monday of Vajinder Toor outside Toor’s home.

A hospital employee told The Associated Press that Wang and Toor were involved in a confrontation a few years ago at Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center after Wang left his post at the intensive care unit and was not reachable for a few hours. The employee said Toor reprimanded him and that Wang threatened Toor in front of other employees.

The employee spoke on condition of anonymity because of the ongoing murder investigation.

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BRANFORD, Conn. (AP) — Police say a man charged with killing a Yale University doctor outside his Connecticut home is a Chinese citizen last known to be living in Georgia.

Branford police say 44-year-old Lishan Wang is charged with murder, attempted murder and firearms offenses in the fatal shooting Monday of Vajinder Toor outside Toor’s home.

Police say Wang also fired at Toor’s pregnant wife, but she was not struck.

Wang, from Beijing, was last known to be living in Marietta, Ga.

Police said he is believed to have known Toor from their time working at the same New York hospital. A motive has not been disclosed. Police say the shooting was not random or connected with Toor’s job at Yale.

Wang is being held on $2 million bond. It’s not clear whether he has an attorney.