Heavy Metal shooting
What a tragic way to go...
Comcast News has the story:
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Gunman Kills 4 at Ohio Heavy Metal Show
A gunman charged onstage at a packed nightclub and opened fire on the band and crowd, killing top heavy metal guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott and three other people before a police officer shot him to death, authorities and witnesses said.
bq. Police spokeswoman Sherry Mercurio identified three of the victims of Wednesday's shooting as Abbott, who played for the Texas-based band Damageplan, and two other men, Nathan Bray, 23; and Erin Halk, 29.
bq. She identified the gunman as Nathan Gale, 25, of Marysville, 25 miles northwest of Columbus. Police said they had no information on a motive or any connection to the band.
bq. The gunman had a hostage in a headlock and seemed to be preparing to kill him when the officer, James D. Niggemeyer, managed to shoot without injuring the hostage, police said.
Suicide by cop. The Guitarist was in the forefront of Thrash-Metal a few years ago when he and his brother played for the Grammy-nominated band Pantera.
Sad...
UPDATE: MTV has an
obituary up for Dimebag along with a nice slideshow of him at various events...
Posted by DaveH at December 9, 2004 12:47 PM