$50k medical bill for alleged Holocaust Museum shooter

$50k medical bill for alleged Holocaust Museum shooter
The Associated Press
Friday, November 27, 2009; 12:31 PM

Medical care for the 89-year-old man accused in June's fatal shooting at the U.S. Holocaust Museum has cost the D.C. Department of Corrections just over $55,000.

James von Brunn, a white supremacist, was shot once behind the right ear by a museum guard after von Brunn entered the museum and allegedly shot another guard. Von Brunn did not appear in court for months because of his injuries. When he finally did, in September, he was in a wheelchair. Von Brunn's attorney has said he has trouble hearing and speaking as a result of being shot and is not able to walk.

The cost of his medical care, $55,050, was released by the D.C. Department of Corrections in response to a Freedom of Information request by The Associated Press. Details were not released on what kinds of treatment or services von Brunn received.

Von Brunn was initially treated at George Washington University Hospital before being transferred to the Bureau of Prisons custody.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/11/27/AR2009112701947.html

operation, plus all recovery in hospital bills that ran near $60,000 back in 2003. This guy was in intensive care for some months, IIRC.

Guess who will pay his bill.....

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