Titusville police have identified the victims of the shootings at Parrish Medical Center, and the man suspected of shooting them.
David Owens, 29, of Titusville has been booked into the Brevard County Jail on two counts of first-degree murder. He is being held without bond.
Cynthia Zingsheim, 88, a patient from Titusville, was shot in her third-floor hospital room. Carrie Rouzer, a 36-year-old hospital employee from Titusville, was shot in Zingsheim’s room. Both women died.
The attack was random, and so far, there is no evidence that Owens knew either of the victims, police said.
Owens entered the hospital alone via the emergency room and allegedly shot the two women around 2 a.m., police said. The handgun was left in the room, and hospital security officers tackled Owens a short time after the shooting.
Investigators have not yet determined a motive, police said.
The Brevard County Sheriff’s Office assisted with the incident. Sheriff Wayne Ivey said hospital staff and security helped keep further damage from being done.
“Their actions to attack the suspect and work as a team kept others from getting hurt. There’s no question about that,” Ivey said.
