Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Stunning video: Gunman fires at Fla. school board - NorthJersey.com

Stunning video: Gunman fires at Fla. school board - NorthJersey.com
Stunning video: Gunman fires at Fla. school board
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
LAST UPDATED: WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 15, 2010, 11:06 AM
THE RECORD
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Warning: Video might be inappropriate
for some viewers.

PANAMA CITY, Fla. — An ex-convict calmly held a school board at gunpoint, complaining about taxes and his wife being fired before shooting at close range as the superintendent begged, "Please don't."

Minutes earlier, the room had been filled with students accepting awards, but no one was hurt except the gunman, who shot himself Tuesday after exchanging fire with a security guard, police said.

"It could have been a monumental tragedy," Bay District Schools Superintendent Bill Husfelt said. "God was standing in front of me and I will go to my grave