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  • February 2008
    • Town Mourns City Hall Dead

      Town Mourns City Hall Dead

      (Newser) - Hundreds gathered in Kirkwood, Missouri, last night for a vigil to mourn the five victims of Thursday night's City Hall shooting, including two police officers and two city council members, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports. The shooter was identified as Charles "Cookie" Thornton, a local contractor with a history of grievances against the city, including 150 parking tickets a friend said were "eating at him." More »

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      lawsuit   shooting   Missouri   city council   Kirkwood, Missouri

    • Mo. Gunman Kills 5 at City Hall

      Mo. Gunman Kills 5 at City Hall

      (Newser) - A gunman opened fire tonight at a city council meeting in suburban St. Louis, killing five people before being shot to death by police, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports. Two others were wounded, one of them critically. Police said the man killed an officer outside City Hall, then entered the building and council chambers, where he shot the others.  More »

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      St. Louis   mass shootings   Kirkwood, Missouri

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