Gunman Kills Arkansas Democratic Chairman
From The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/LITTLE ROCK ~ A gunman killed Democratic Party Chairman Bill Gwatney, shooting him three times at the State Democratic Party Headquarters in Little Rock on Wednesday.
The gunman then fled the scene in a pickup leading police on a chase down Interstate 530 that ended in gunfire.
Gwatney was transported to the hospital, where he died, police said.
During a news conference at the Little Rock Police Department, Lt. Terry Hastings said that Gwatney, 48, had died at 3:39 p.m. at the UAMS.
The Little Rock police said about 2:30 p.m. that the suspect, identified only as a white man around 50, was dead after being shot by Arkansas State Police officers near Sheridan, around 40 miles south of the capital city.
Gwatney, a popular car dealer, was a former member of the Arkansas Legislature.
The gunman then fled the scene in a pickup leading police on a chase down Interstate 530 that ended in gunfire.
Gwatney was transported to the hospital, where he died, police said.
During a news conference at the Little Rock Police Department, Lt. Terry Hastings said that Gwatney, 48, had died at 3:39 p.m. at the UAMS.
The Little Rock police said about 2:30 p.m. that the suspect, identified only as a white man around 50, was dead after being shot by Arkansas State Police officers near Sheridan, around 40 miles south of the capital city.
Gwatney, a popular car dealer, was a former member of the Arkansas Legislature.
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