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Matt Stroud | Thu, Feb 14th, 2008 | Category: Report | Tags: police, suburb, missouri, city council, nate berg, political process, public participation, public opposition | 0
Public participation turned ugly last week in suburban Missouri, where a man burst into a city council meeting and shot and killed two police officers and three city councilors. At least two others were injured by the gunman before he was fatally shot by police, according to an article in the Los Angeles Times.
The armed man was a frequent attendee at city council meetings in Kirkwood, Missouri, and he was known for being a very vocal critic of the council and the city’s mayor.…
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