PHILADELPHIA - The man who fatally shot a coworker at Jefferson University Hospital last October has been sentenced after pleading guilty to criminal charges.
According to the District Attorney's Office, the conviction was secured Wednesday for the fatal shooting of a nursing assistant and the non-fatal shootings of Philadelphia police officers during a subsequent shootout.
The shooting occurred on October 4, 2021, just before midnight. Investigators say 55-year-old Stacey Hayes shot his coworker, 43-year-old Anrae James, six times at close range in a hallway on the ninth floor. RELATED: Jefferson Hospital Shooting: Nurse assistant killed, 2 officers injured by suspectJames was pronounced dead a short time later.
After the shooting, Hayes fled the scene in a U-Haul vehicle and was then found by police at the School of the Future at 40th and Parkside.