VA clinic in El Paso will reopen after gunfire leaves 2 dead

EL PASO, Texas — A Veterans Affairs clinic in West Texas where a gunman fatally shot a doctor and then committed suicide will reopen Friday afternoon.

Secretary of Veterans Affairs Bob McDonald on Thursday visited the El Paso Veterans Affairs Health Care System clinic.

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McDonald assured staffers and patients that they'll receive additional support as a result of Tuesday's gunfire. Mental health services and counseling will be provided.

Authorities say a former VA clerk, Jerry Serrato, used a handgun to shoot psychologist Timothy Fjordbak (FYOHR'-bahk), then himself. A motive remains unclear although the doctor in 2013 reported Serrato made an unspecified verbal threat against him at a supermarket.

Peter Dancy, who's acting director of the El Paso VA Health Care System, says increased security at the clinic will include more thorough identification checks.

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