Bill Gwatney Shot

Arkansas Democratic Party chairman Bill Gwatney died in Little Rock, Arkansas, on August 13, 2008 after being shot three times at the Arkansas Democratic Party headquarters earlier that day. The suspect, who reportedly fired three shots before fleeing the scene, was later captured and fatally shot by police. Witnesses say the gunman entered the office around noon, asked for Bill Gwatney and shot him three times.^{1 2}

Fast Facts

1. The news that Gwatney died from the shooting broke by a statement from Bill Clinton and Hillary Rodham Clinton
2. Police say Gwatney died about four hours after the shooting
3. Shooting reportedly happened around 11:50 a.m. at the Arkansas Democratic Party headquarters¹
4. The suspect, Timothy Dale Johnson, 50, was shot and killed by authorities after a 20 mile car chase³
5. Johnson was reportedly fired from his job at a Target store earlier that day after writing graffiti on a wall³
6. After shooting Gwatney, Johnson stopped at the Arkansas State Baptist Convention and threatened the manager with a gun. When the manager asked why, Johnson said he had lost his job³

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