Gunman wounds Arkansas Democratic party chairman

[AlCzervik]

By ANDREW DeMILLO, Associated Press Writer
4 minutes ago
A gunman entered the Arkansas Democratic Party headquarters Wednesday and shot the party chairman, who was hospitalized in critical condition, authorities said.

The gunman asked to speak to the party chairman, Bill Gwatney, and fired three shots.

"He came in and went into this office and started shooting," police Lt. Terry Hastings told reporters near the party headquarters.

Gwatney, a former legislator, was in critical condition, Hastings said.

The suspect was chased into Grant County, south of Little Rock, and apprehended after being shot, the police spokesman said. The suspect's condition was not known.

Sarah Lee, a sales clerk at a flower shop across street from the party headquarters, said that around noon Gwatney's secretary ran into the shop and asked someone to call 911. She said a man had come into the party and shot Gwatney multiple times.

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[WeDidIt]

1. This sucks big time

WTF motivates somebody to do something like this?

[LisaM]

2. That's what I'd like to know

I seriously want to understand why people do these terrible things. What is wrong with them? I want to know how to avoid people like that.

[Renew Deal]

9. For starters...

[wvbygod]

12. Hate

And it does not stop there. Shooters sometimes have family that will blame YOU if you stop
the shooter dead in his tracks before he kills you and your loved ones.

Hate is very bad news. The first step is to focus the blame on the hater for his hate.

That is the real world and some of us have lived through it.

[lonestarnot]

3. Has someone declared a war?

[blogslut]

4. That poor man

I hope he'll be okay.

Links to local news in Little Rock;

http://www.katv.com/news/stories/0808/543890.html
http://www.fox16.com/news/local/story.aspx?content_id=3fdc243a-df41-42bf-b664-4cb28a4c31a0
http://www.todaysthv.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=70759&catid=238

[dancingme]

5. Daily Kos is reporting very bad news

Kos has a report that he died.

[AlCzervik]

6. omg i hope they're wrong.

[lonestarnot]

7. Oh man, I hope not true.

[Renew Deal]

8. These lunatics can't get to Obama, so they attack the party.

I think there is a direct correlation between recent violence and Obama being so competitive.

[wvbygod]

11. You have some facts this was politically motivated?

Please share. Could be a jealous/affair issue. Could it be the fact the victim endorsed
Hillary? I could go on but it would be ignorant to make shit up without facts.

Got any?

[Renew Deal]

13. He asked for the chairman and then started shooting.

Why would he ask for the "chairman"? Also, if it was a love triangle thing, he'd probably know who he's going after.

[blogslut]

14. A commentor on one of the local sites says the shooter

may have been a fired employee from one of Gwatney's car dealerships.

So, there's that.

How about we just put out good vibes for the man and wait to see what the truth is?

[wvbygod]

18. Exactly. I heard disguntled Gwatney Chevrolet employee

I heard the same thing before the blaming of everyone other than the shooter started here.

It's like preschool sometimes.

[KittyWampus]

22. funny, you just said it might be a "love triangle" but then say you heard it might be something else

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[wvbygod]

25. Not me. Have not used that set of terms today

Jealous ex maybe but not LT. And yes, I saw a report on my ticker about Chevy dealer job.

[Marrah_G]

19. I agree

The motive doesn't make it any more or less tragic.

[KingFlorez]

16. What else would it be?

It seems pretty clear from the article that there was some sort of political motivation.

[Marrah_G]

20. We don't know yet

It could be any number of things besides political.

Let's just wait and wish him and his family our best.

[AlCzervik]

21. we don't, i'm sure we will somtime today, for now i'm just hoping for the best.

[onenote]

27. what part of the article indicates it was politically motivated?

[AlCzervik]

28. where did you read that?

[eshfemme]

10. OMFG that is not cool. Did they get the guy?

[blondeatlast]

29. He was fatally shot by police. A very sad situation all around.

Sorry, but I hate guns.

[KingFlorez]

15. Wonder what right-wing radio show this guy listened to?

I'm guessing those "conservative" hosts will be very silent on this incident.

[Marrah_G]

17. Listening to the news now-very serious condition

This is unbelievable.

His poor family.

[PBS Poll-435]

23. Maybe the shooter was upset with his endorsement in the primary

:shrug:

[Alexander]

24. Maybe we should wait to speculate until all the facts are known.

But no, you just had to throw that little dig in there, didn't you?

:eyes:

[Chloroplast]

30. Some people stay 'on' even when there's a tragedy.

Desperation is even more unattractive when it's online.

[Fleshdancer]

26. CNN: Suspect was shot and he died

I'll keep posting in this thread with any new news.

EDIT: Chairman is still alive

[WeDidIt]

31. We'll never know the reason now.