Indiana doctor fights off armed assailant despite gunshot wound to arm, court docs reveal

Doctor Shot in the Arm in Terre Haute, Man Arrested

A doctor in Indiana was shot in the arm, and then he held the shooter to the ground until police arrived at the scene.

Indiana doctor fights off armed assailant despite gunshot wound to arm, court docs reveal

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. — An Indiana doctor managed to restrain his armed assailant despite a gunshot wound in the arm, wrestling his attacker to the ground and holding tight until police arrived. Andre Uche Obua, 28, of Miami is being held in Vigo County Jail on a preliminary charge of attempted murder. The would-be killer allegedly told a nurse that he stalked his target from his office to his home before taking aim and pulling the trigger. Obua c…

Report: Terre Haute doctor confronts attempted murder suspect after being shot in the arm

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) — A local doctor who was shot in the forearm wrestled a gun away from his attacker and held him until deputies arrived, court records state. A probable cause affidavit released Thursday states that Andre Uche Obua, 28, of Miami, is now charged with attempted murder, battery with a deadly weapon, criminal recklessness, burglary, and strangulation. According to court documents, the incident began as Doctor Manish Ger…

Doctor arrested on charges of attempted murder and burglary.

Reports came in last night around 6:30pm of a shooting at 563 Grayburn Ct, a home in the Richland Manor subdivision located in Southern Vigo County. Then later that evening a young doctor named Andre Obua was booked into the Vigo County jail on charges of attempted murder, criminal recklessness, and burglary. According to information found on the University of Miami’s Miller School of Medicine website, Obua was a third year pathology resident w…