There’s a very good reason why most U.S. workplaces have strict policies against fraternizing with co-workers. In addition to poor work performance, workplace romances often lead to violence.
Such was the case with prominent surgeon Timothy V. Jorden, 49, and nursing student Jackie Wizniewski, 33, who worked together at Erie County Medical Center hospital in Buffalo, NY.
Jorden is on the run after allegedly pumping four bullets into his former lover Wednesday morning.
A nationwide bulletin has been issued for Jorden. Police say Jorden lured Wizniewski into the stairwell of a building at ECMC hospital at 8 a.m. Wednesday. There, he shot her at point blank range in the head and upper body before fleeing the hospital.
Wizniewski’s boss at the ECMC Adolescent Psychiatry unit said the victim told her she was in an abusive situation with a physician but she didn’t name him. Wizniewski worked as a receptionist on the unit.
According to a friend, Jorden installed a GPS device on Wizniewski’s car to track her whereabouts. “She was afraid of him. She was deathly afraid of him,” Heather Shipley told the Buffalo News.
Jorden and Wizniewski reportedly dated for several years, and she lived with him for a year. Wizniewski moved out earlier this year because she suspected he was cheating on her.
Friends say Jorden refused to move on after the break up. He stalked her and once held her captive at knifepoint in her home.
Wizniewski, who had a young son, told friends Jorden threatened to kill her multiple times.
Jorden is married with one son. He was investigated for 2 other domestic abuse incidents in 2003. He was certified in advanced-trauma life support, and he received numerous awards and recognition for his teaching skills and his involvement in the community.
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