Neighbors and family give conflicting accounts on alleged hospital shooter

News Channel 3 tracked down neighbors and people who knew the suspected Eisenhower shooter, 63 year-old Stephen Kaylor of Indio.

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Neighbor’s describe their former neighbor as aggressive and outspoken in his political views. Many neighbors did not want to go on camera but detailed what they witnessed and described as possible domestic abuse.

Neighbors said they saw fights break out between Kaylor and his now-deceased wife outside their home in their Palm Desert neighborhood.

Another publicly listed address for Kaylor is a P.O. box at the Postal Connection in Indio. Employees confirmed Kaylor was a customer and identified him in photos.

An anonymous employee described Kaylor as normal but standoffish and in one instance aggressive.

Brittney Peterson of Palm Desert lives in Kaylor’s former home. She said multiple police vehicles approached her home Monday around 10 p.m. night to see if there was a threat to the area and get more information.

Kaylor’s son said in a statement his father fell into depression after his knee surgery didn’t heal as he had hoped. He described his father as a “man of God, an active member of his church and in no way a violent person.”

Full statement from Kaylor’s son:

My father was a man of God, an active member of his church and in no way a violent person. He had a knee replacement by Dr. Ghassan E. Boghosian from Eisenhower desert orthopedic center however there were complications with the follow up procedure. Dr .Boghosian knew he was on blood thinners and still drained his knee and in another dr option “hit a vein or something to cause internal bleeding in the knee due to the medication he was already on “. He complained to the Dr. Boghosian on multiple occasions of the pain and how he couldn’t walk or bend the knee anymore like he could after the first few weeks post surgery . However nothing was done to help him. Dr .Boghosian kept saying it would get better and to wait it out, But it never did. After ” waiting it out” my father lost his business and his livelihood . He owned a small contracting business however due to the doctors poor care he couldn’t work and the business went under. With no source of income and ability to care for himself it is my belief he fell into depression. The doctor in no way tried to help him and in my fathers words ” blew me off and showed no remorse”. Anyone who knew my father can attest to the type of man he was, a sweet gentle god fearing man. Doctors need to listen to their patients rather than thinking of them as another dollar sign. I know for a fact
My father didn’t go there to hurt anyone but was willing to pay the ultimate price to be heard.

Eisenhower Health sent a statement to News Channel 3 in response to the Kaylor family statement:

Eisenhower Health is bound by the confidentiality and patient privacy requirements of HIPAA and California privacy laws and cannot provide information about any patient, living or deceased. Additionally, because of an ongoing criminal investigation we cannot make any further comment.

-Lee Rice
Media Coordinator and Communications Specialist
Eisenhower Health