Gannon Gill was wrapping up an appointment with a new patient on Wednesday when a loud noise startled him. A few seconds later, he heard it again.

Mr. Gill, a physician assistant and a hunter, recognized those sounds as gunfire.

“There was an initial ‘What was that?’” said Mr. Gill, who runs an orthopedic urgent care clinic at the facility in Tulsa, Okla., that was the site of a deadly shooting on Wednesday. He turned to his patient and said: “Let’s go. I don’t think this is good.”

He would later learn that some of his colleagues hid in bathrooms or storage closets. He guided his patient through the “labyrinth” of exam rooms and interlocking hallways, away from the sound of the gunfire. They ran into a small group of colleagues, who joined them.

Mr. Gill crouched, moving quickly toward the closest exit. He and the group made it through the front door of the office and hustled to the parking garage. They were out in less than a minute.



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