Gwatney Shooting:
Prayer Vigil Tonight For Democratic Chairman
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A prayer vigil is scheduled
for Thursday night for Arkansas Democratic Party Chairman Bill Gwatney,
who was shot to death Wednesday at party headquarters.
The candlelight vigil will be held at 6:00 p.m. at the state capitol.
Gwatney, 49, died at 3:59 p.m.
Wednesday at U.A.M.S. in Little Rock. The 50-year-old suspect, Timothy
Dale Johnson, is also dead after being shot by authorities at the
conclusion of a high-speed chase into Grant County.
Police say Johnson entered Democratic
Party headquarters on West Capitol Avenue around noon Wednesday and
said he wanted to volunteer. Then he barged into Gwatney's office and
shot him three times.
At a late afternoon news conference,
Little Rock Police Lt. Terry Hastings said Gwatney was shot multiple
times in his upper body. Hastings said there is no known connection
between Gwatney and Johnson.
The 1300 block of West Capital was shut
down after the shooting, just blocks from the state Capitol in downtown
Little Rock. The FBI, along with the Arkansas State Police are also
involved in the shooting investigation. Authorities say they are
focusing on their investigation and awaiting results of Gwatney's
autopsy.
Workers at the Republican Party of Arkansas headquarters, located about two blocks away, were sent home as a precaution.
Suspect Shot, Killed After Pursuit
Officers said they pursued Johnson when
he fled the scene in a blue Dodge pickup truck. Authorities say Johnson
apparently stole the truck which was parked nearby. Police say Johnson
was apprehended and shot following a high-speed chase that stretched
into Grant County, about 50 miles south of Little Rock. Little Rock
police, Arkansas State Police, Grant County deputies and Sheridan
police were all involved in the pursuit.
Johnson, a Searcy resident, managed to
evade a roadblock near the Sheridan city limits. Officers in pursuit
managed a maneuver to cause the suspect to lose control and stop his
truck. Police say Johnson then fired two shots at a Grant County
sheriff's unit. Grant County deputies and Arkansas State Police
troopers returned fire, fatally wounding Johnson.
Governor Returns To Little Rock
Gov. Mike Beebe was on a flight to
Springdale when the shooting occurred. A spokesman says Beebe returned
to Little Rock after hearing about the shooting to be with Gwatney's
family at a Little Rock hospital. Gwatney was Beebe's finance chairman
during Beebe's run for governor in 2006.
Gwatney A Business, Legislative Leader
Gwatney owned three car
dealerships in Pulaski County. He served 10 years in the state Senate.
In addition to being state Democratic Party chairman, Gwatney was also
CEO of Gwatney Chevrolet in Jacksonville. He had a background in
banking, having been an executive vice president with First National
Bank in Jacksonville, formerly owned by his family. Gwatney entered the
state Senate in 1993 at age 33. Term limits ended his career in the
state Legislature in 2003. During his last legislative session, he led
efforts to reform state ethics rules, handle legislative redistricting
and promote economic development. Gwatney was a superdelegate to this
month's Democratic National Convention in Denver. The Gwatneys have two
daughters.
What Really Happened in Arkansas?
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The Death Count Begins...What Really Happened in Arkansas?
By Betty Jean Kling, FREE US NOW! http://www.clintons4mccain.com/index.phpoption=com_content&view=article&id=65&Itemid=75
- What really happened in Arkansas?
- Why is the Edward’s affair bigger news than the fatal shooting of a top Democratic Delegate?
- Was this prominent delegate about to stage a walkout for Hillary at the Convention?
- Has Chicago style politics escalated to murder and a convenient cover-up?
- Ask yourselves where this story disappeared to and why?
- Why wasn’t this 30 minute
chase televised on TV like every other chase has been? Folks this
should have been big news –very big news - the fact that no one is
talking even his family sends shivers down my spine and reeks that this
could very well have been a hit and a message. I get that message and I
don’t like it one bit. READ MORE>>
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IS THE DEATH OF THE ARKANSAS DEMOCRATIC PARTY CHAIRMAN PART OF AN OBAMA BODY COUNT?
By Webster G. Tarpley
Washington,
DC, Aug. 13 — This afternoon, Arkansas Democratic Party Chairman Bill
Gwatney fell victim to what was evidently a political assassination.
Gwatney was a major ally of Hillary and Bill Clinton, and was a leader
of the strongly pro-Clinton Arkansas delegation to the upcoming Denver
Democratic National Convention.
Gwatney’s
Arkansas delegation was known to be a hotbed of anti-Obama sentiment,
and was reportedly ready to walk out of the Denver convention if
Senator Clinton were not to be treated fairly by the Howard Dean- Donna
Brazile DNC leadership.
Observers
in Washington are now asking whether the assassination of Gwatney can
be read as attempted intimidation of the anti-Obama forces now gaining
strength before the Denver convention.
Is
the death of Bill Gwatney part of an Obama body count which already
includes the names of Donald Young (the murdered gay choirmaster of
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