City Hall Shooting in Mo.

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A gunman killed 5 after storming into a city council meeting in Kirkwood, Missouri.

A visibly shaken man sits in the back of an ambulance outside city hall Thursday, Feb. 7, 2008, in Kirkwood, Mo. A gunman opened fire at a meeting of the Kirkwood City Council in suburban St. Louis Thursday night, hitting the mayor and several council members, leaving six people dead including the shooter and two officers.

Police investigate the scene of a shooting Thursday, Feb. 7, 2008, in Kirkwood, Mo. A gunman opened fire at a meeting of the Kirkwood City Council in suburban St. Louis Thursday night leaving six people dead including the shooter and two officers.

Law enforcement officers stand outside the Kirkwood police department next door to city hall where a gunman opened fire at a meeting of the Kirkwood City Council Thursday, Feb. 7, 2008, in Kirkwood, Mo. Police say six people are dead, including the shooter and two officers.

Police officers surround the shooting scene outside Kirkwood City Hall Thursday at the corner of Madison and Kirkwood Road, on Thursday, Feb. 7, 2008, in Kirkwood, Mo.

Police officers man the shooting scene across the street from Kirkwood City Hall Thursday, Feb. 7, 2008.

Missouri Highway Patrol troopers man the shooting scene across the street from Kirkwood City Hall, on Thursday, Feb. 7, 2008, in Kirkwood, Mo.

Police stand outside city hall Thursday, Feb. 7, 2008, in Kirkwood, Mo. A gunman opened fire inside the building at a meeting of the Kirkwood City Council in suburban St. Louis Thursday night, hitting the mayor and several council members, leaving six people dead including the shooter and two officers.

This 2008 official portrait of the Kirkwood Missouri City Council was taken in the Council Chambers in Kirkwood City Hall. Seated left to right: Timothy E. Griffin, Mayor Mike Swoboda, Arthur J. McDonnell. Standing left to right: Michael H.T. Lynch, Joseph E. Godi, Connie Karr, Iggy Yuan.

Police officers stand outside city hall Thursday, Feb. 7, 2008, in Kirkwood, Mo. A gunman opened fire at a meeting of the Kirkwood City Council in suburban St. Louis Thursday night, hitting the mayor and several council members, leaving six people dead including the shooter and two officers.

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A visibly shaken man sits in the back of an ambulance outside city hall Thursday, Feb. 7, 2008, in Kirkwood, Mo. A gunman opened fire at a meeting of the Kirkwood City Council in suburban St. Louis Thursday night, hitting the mayor and several council members, leaving six people dead including the shooter and two officers.

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