News in Brief: Man Goes on Shooting Spree Over Traffic Tickets
A gun-toting lunatic broke into a city council meeting in Kirkwood, Missouri, shooting several people, including the Mayor, before he was fatally shot by police.
The attacker was identified as Charles Thornton, known as "Cookie", who had a long history of disrupting council meetings. In fact, Thornton had been arrested twice for previous incidents, and had to be forcibly expelled from the most recent meeting.
What was the cause of all this animosity? According to records of the meeting he was expelled from, Thornton claimed to have been issued more than 150 tickets. Yes, traffic tickets.
Apparently, the man prided himself on being out of control. Obviously, it didn't end well.
Published by Bryan Belrad
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