DETROIT – Numerous questions remain after the tragic killing of 40-year-old Latricia Denise Brown last Friday morning at Henry Ford Hospital.
Brown worked at the Hospital for more than 20 years, and her killing shocked and horrified her co-workers.
Henry Ford states that counseling services are available for any employee who needs them.
“We continue to cooperate with the DPD investigation,” Henry Ford Health said in a statement on Monday (Aug. 25). “At the same time, our own internal investigation into how this violence made its way into our place of healing is underway.”
“We are committed to scrutinizing our security measures and taking meaningful steps to enhance the safety and security of our facilities,” the statement said. “We continue to cooperate with the Detroit Police Department investigation.”
Brown’s ex-husband, 53-year-old Mario Green of Detroit, is currently in custody and was charged with first-degree murder on Monday afternoon.
Also charged was 54-year-old Anthony Barnett, also of Detroit.
Police say he helped Green flee the scene following the shooting, lied to police, and was charged as an accessory after the fact.
Both men are scheduled for preliminary hearings on Sept. 11.
Brown and Green were married from 2012 until Green filed for divorce in 2018.
According to Brown, Green, who has a violent criminal history including convictions for aggravated stalking and arson, had spent years tormenting her.
The shooting appears to be the culmination of all the harassment and abuse.
Twice in the last three months, Brown filed for an order of protection against Green.
Local 4 obtained copies of the orders – both filed in Wayne County Circuit Court – on Monday.
According to the first PPO petition, which was filed on June 13, last Friday was not the first time Green showed up at the hospital.
Green had previously attempted to reach her at the hospital on April 18.
Brown says that Green had been repeatedly calling her job.
On June 1, she said that Green had called the hospital and threatened to attack her co-workers.
Despite this, the first PPO attempt was denied because it was not detailed enough to warrant a protection order.
On July 21, one month before Brown was killed, she filed for the second PPO, which went into greater detail.
It included a July 1 incident, where she said that Green had broken into her car, stolen her belongings, and cut up her clothes.
She also stated that Green had followed her on multiple occasions, including on July 19, when she claims he spotted her in Oak Park and followed her down Woodward Avenue into Detroit.
Brown also expressed anger at the system that she felt repeatedly “let her down” and made her jump through procedural hoops to get help.
“I have to constantly look over my shoulder to make sure this man is not following me,” Brown said in the filing. “I am asking for help before this goes too far.”
The second PPO was approved by Circuit Court Judge Carla Testani and took effect that day.
When asked for comment, the Third Circuit Court states that it cannot comment on specific cases, but notes that in cases where a PPO isn’t served, the respondent will not be arrested for disobeying the order unless there has been an assault or other crime.
Unfortunately for Brown, Green had not yet been served the paperwork.
Just 31 days later, Brown, 40, was shot and killed.