Bobby Paul Smallwood, 44, worked as an unarmed security guard at Legacy Good Samaritan Hospital in Portland after earning a bachelor’s degree in Mathematics from Portland State University. Described by colleagues as a kind, soft-spoken gentle giant who often stepped in to protect others, he was six feet five inches tall and had moved from administrative duties into security work.Full details say that on the morning of Saturday, July 22, 2023, Smallwood confronted a man identified as 33-year-old PoniaX Kanes Calles, who had been at the hospital while his partner was giving birth. Staff reportedly found firearms and ammunition in the patient’s room.

As Smallwood tried to escort Calles from a hallway near the birthing center, Calles shot him, killing Smallwood; another staff member was wounded. Calles fled, was later located in Gresham, and was killed by officers after shots were exchanged with law enforcement.The family later filed a $35 million wrongful death suit against Legacy Health, alleging the hospital knew of Calles’s threatening behavior and failed to follow its safety protocols.

Does anyone have information about hospital security policies or witness observations from that morning?