Survivors Face Man Accused Of Fatal Buffalo Clinic Shooting: Reports

BUFFALO, MN — Four women took the stand Tuesday to detail the injuries and trauma they suffered during a fatal shooting in February 2021 at the Allina Health Clinic in Buffalo, according to reports.

Prosecutors are pushing to convict Gregory Ulrich, 68, of Buffalo, on one count of murder, four counts of attempted murder and more than a dozen other charges related to the shooting.

Ulrich was charged in October, about eight months after the attack at Allina Health Clinic. A grand jury indicted Ulrich after he was found to be competent to stand trial in August, Wright County Attorney Brian Lutes said.

Police said Ulrich walked into the Buffalo clinic on the morning of Feb. 9, 2021, and started shooting. He killed one person and seriously injured four others, while he also set off two explosive devices in the clinic that morning before surrendering, police said.

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Survivors Tammy Schaufler, Sherry Curtis, Jennifer Gibson and Antonya Fransen-Pruden each testified Tuesday, describing the attack on the clinic and the issues they’ve dealt with since, the Star Tribune reported.

Schaufler said she was shot in the hip and stomach shortly after Ulrich entered the clinic, while Curtis said she was shot six times after coming across Ulrich in a hallway, the report states.

Gibson was one of several survivors who testified they have experienced post-traumatic stress disorder since the shooting, the Star Tribune reports.

The four women were co-workers of Lindsay Overbay, a 37-year-old medical assistant who was shot and killed during the attack.

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Overbay was devoted to her two kids, and a friend told KARE 11 that she "absolutely lived and breathed for her children."

She "lived her life to the fullest" when she was with her kids, according to her obituary.

"What gave Lindsay the most joy in life was spending time with her family, and every moment she shared with her children," her family wrote in her obituary.

Overbay was well-known for her "infamous" laugh and had "an uncanny ability to light up a room with her personality," her family wrote.

She graduated from New Ulm High School in 2002 then earned a bachelor's degree in journalism from St. Cloud State University, according to her obituary. She later studied in Las Vegas to become a medical assistant and was pursuing a degree as an ultrasound technician at St. Cloud Technical and Community College.

"Lindsay loved every minute of caring for others in the medical field; her favorite part was being able to help people, and checking up on 'them babies,'" her family wrote.

Prosecutors rested their case Wednesday after testimony from Sara Lien, Overbay’s older sister, KARE 11 reports. The jury is expected to begin deliberations by Friday, according to the report.

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