OLOL doctor on leave as police i(arrested)racially motivated attack' against Student

quote:

---

Police say Shane McKinney, 54, was arrested and charged with simple battery.?McKinney is a doctor at Our Lady of the Lake hospital and has been placed on leave by his employer.

---

A local doctor is under criminal investigation after being identified as a suspect in the possible racially motivated attack on a Southern University student that occurred while she was walking near the LSU lakes Monday evening.

The student was punched in the chest and verbally assaulted, Baton Rouge police said. After police released a photo of the man accused of assaulting her Tuesday afternoon, the agency received multiple tips about a particular individual whose name the department declined to release. But a department spokesman said Wednesday morning that detectives are hoping to interview the individual in the near future, then decide how to proceed with the case.

quote:

---

Hours later, employees of Our Lady of the Lake hospital system received an internal email from president and CEO Scott Wester informing them that "Baton Rouge police have identified one of our employed physicians as the suspect in an alleged racially motivated attack that surfaced online and in the media Tuesday evening." The email did not disclose the doctor's name or title, but said he had been placed on leave pending the outcome of an internal investigation.

---

The incident near the lakes occurred around 6:55 p.m. Monday in the 2800 block of Dalrymple Drive. Police said the suspect ran away quickly after the exchange.

quote:

---

Roman Banks, Southern's athletic director, released the first public statement about the incident, saying a female student-athlete was reportedly involved in a verbal and physical altercation off campus. He called on Baton Rouge and surrounding areas to eradicate racism in the community.

---

What’s up Doc?

quote:

---

FROM GRAVYS FB.... This man I’m being told is Dr. Shane M. McKinney. He works for Our Lady of the Lake Hospital. He allegedly verbally assaulted a female student athlete from Southern University while she was jogging near the LSU lakes, called the victim the N-word, punched her. Police confirm they are investigating this as a hate crime. BRPD has identified a suspect after multiple tips were called into the agency but have not released his name. I’m being told there are other incidents with this same Doctor. Shane M. McKinney Our Lady of the Lake has removed his photo from their website tonight. He needs to be fired immediately and arrested. This is unacceptable and Black women must be able to feel safe to go about in this community.

---