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West Virginia police gun down man after he opens fire on federal courthouse
WHEELING, W.Va. — A retired police officer armed with an assault weapon and a handgun fired up to two dozen shots at a U.S. courthouse in West Virginia on Wednesday before police returned fire and killed him, police said.
Wheeling Police Chief Shawn Schwertfeger identified the gunman Thomas J. Piccard, 55, of Bridgeport, Ohio. He was a retired Wheeling police officer.
Schwertfeger did not say whether Piccard used both weapons during the assault on the Wheeling Federal Building or speculate on a motive.
Three on-duty security officers were injured by flying debris during the onslaught, he told a news conference.
http://www.cleveland.com/nation/index.ssf/2013/10/west_virginia_police_gun_down.html
Wheeling Police Chief Shawn Schwertfeger identified the gunman Thomas J. Piccard, 55, of Bridgeport, Ohio. He was a retired Wheeling police officer.
Schwertfeger did not say whether Piccard used both weapons during the assault on the Wheeling Federal Building or speculate on a motive.
Three on-duty security officers were injured by flying debris during the onslaught, he told a news conference.
http://www.cleveland.com/nation/index.ssf/2013/10/west_virginia_police_gun_down.html