Originally published at 9:31 p.m. June 2, 2022
Updated 5:18 a.m. June 3, 2022
(KNSI) — The man accused of shooting up a health clinic in Buffalo has been found guilty on all charges.
Gregory Ulrich was convicted of first-degree premeditated murder for killing medical assistant Lindsay Overbay and four counts of attempted first-degree premeditated murder for seriously injuring four others at the Allina Crossroads Clinic on February 9th, 2021.
He was also convicted on one count of second-degree murder while committing a felony, three counts of first-degree assault, one count of second-degree assault, and one count of discharging an explosive device.
Thursday, Ulrich took the stand in his own defense and was the only witness called before the defense rested its case.
Against the advice of his attorneys, who were trying to dispel the accusation this was premeditated, Ulrich he took the stand, explaining how he had suffered back pain for almost 40 years stemming from a workplace accident in 1977. He was reportedly upset that he had been cut off from pain medication and had made a video in December of 2020 saying he should get a pistol and shoot as many nurses as possible.
He said he didn’t intend to kill anyone. He did intend to shoot people in the buttocks so they would “understand what pain is like down there.” After he shot the first victim, he said, “I lost control.”
Ulrich also admitted to making four pipe bombs and buying the gun used in the shooting.
Flanked by employees of the clinic, Wright County Attorney Brian Lutes said it won’t bring Lindsay Overbay back, but “it brings a sense of justice for what happened.” He said the people in the clinic that day were “innocent, helpless workers who went to work that day to help people. Gregory Ulrich brought an unthinkable level of terror.”
Ulrich will be sentenced on June 17th. Under Minnesota law, Ulrich faces mandatory life in prison for the most serious charge of first-degree murder.
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KNSI News Director Jennifer Lewerenz contributed to this story.
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