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Report of shots at Arkansas Dems headquarters
Three shots were reportedly fired before a man escaped the area in a blue truck. However, the suspect was shot and apprehended following a 25-mile car chase with police, Little Rock police Lt. Terry Hastings told FOX News. ÒThere has been an incident at the party and chairman (Bill) Gwatney has been taken to the hospital,Ó Bruce Sinclair, the director of the state Democratic Party, said without describing the shooting. Sarah Lee, a sales clerk at a flower shop across the street from party headquarters, said that around noon GwatneyÕs 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. Lee said the secretary told her the man had come into the partyÕs office and asked to speak with Gwatney. When the secretary said she wouldnÕt allow him to meet with Gwatney, the man went into his office and shot him, Lee said. She said the secretary described the man as a white male in his 40s, wearing a white shirt and khaki-colored pants. The secretary told Lee he drove off in a blue truck. Lee told FOX News: ÒHe demanded to talk to Bill Gwatney,Ó and said the secretary knew the gun went off, not the extent of the injuries. She said several other employees were also in the building at the time of the shooting. ÒThey all left the building as quick as they could.Ó Gwatney, owner of a car dealership, was elected as chairman of the state party in March 2007. He served 10 years in the Arkansas state Senate and was the finance chairman for Mike BeebeÕs successful 2006 gubernatorial bid. He is a superdelegate who endorsed Hillary Clinton for president, according to the Web site sourcewatch.org. Lee described him as, Òa very nice, polished manÓ and a Òbig joker.Ó Gwatney also earned a reputation for being an outspoken critic of former Arkansas Republican Gov. Mike Huckabee, coining the phrase, ÒPinning Huckabee down on an issue is like nailing Jello to the wall.Ó Posted by: tipper 2008-08-13 |
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