Faces Of Death Dimebag Darrell

On December 8, 2004, while performing with Damageplan at the Alrosa Villa in Columbus, Ohio, Abbott was shot onstage by a mentally ill former US Marine named Nathan Gale.[8] Abbott was shot five times in the back of the head, killing him instantly. Damageplan's drum technician, John "Kat" Brooks, and tour manager, Chris Paluska, were injured. Gale fired a total of fifteen shots, taking the time to reload once, and remaining silent throughout the shooting. To avoid being injured or killed himself, Vinnie hid in the kitchen in the back of the club. Jeff "Mayhem" Thompson on security detail was also killed in the incident, as well as Alrosa Villa employee Erin Halk and audience member Nathan Bray.[9]

Brooks was scuffling with Gale onstage but was overpowered and taken hostage in a headlock position. Brooks was shot several times (once in the right hand, his right leg, and his right side) while attempting to get the gun away from Gale. Five officers came in the front entrance led by officer Rick Crum, and moved toward the stage. Officer James D. Niggemeyer came in through the back door, behind the stage. Gale only saw the officers in front of the stage; he never saw Officer Niggemeyer. When the hostage moved his head, Officer Niggemeyer killed Gale by shooting him in the face with a police-issued Remington 870 shotgun. Gale was found to have 35 rounds of ammunition remaining. Nurse and audience member Mindy Reece, 28, went to the aid of Abbott. She and another fan administered CPR until paramedics arrived, but were unable to revive him.

In May 2005, Officer Niggemeyer testified before the Franklin County grand jury, which is routine procedure in Franklin County after a police shooting. The grand jury did not indict Niggemeyer, finding that his actions were justified. Niggemeyer received a commendation from the Ohio Peace Officer Training Commission for his outstanding police work in time of crisis as well as the National Rifle Association award as 2005 Law Enforcement Officer of the Year. The five other officers that were first on the scene received Ohio distinguished law enforcement medals for their efforts. In 2006 James Niggemeyer penned the foreword to A Vulgar Display Of Power: Courage and Carnage at the Alrosa Villa.

Early theories of motive suggested that Gale may have turned to violence in response to the breakup of Pantera, or the public dispute between Abbott and Pantera singer Phil Anselmo, but these were later ruled out by investigators. [10] Another theory was that Gale believed Abbott had stolen a song Gale wrote.[11] In the A Vulgar Display Of Power book, several of Gale's personal writings, given to the author by Gale's mother, suggest that the gunman was not angry about Pantera's breakup or about a belief that Pantera had "stolen songs"; instead, the documents suggest that Gale's paranoid schizophrenia caused delusions that the band could read his mind, and that they were "stealing" his thoughts and laughing at him.

Dimebag's grave is located at the Moore Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Arlington, Texas. He is buried alongside his mother. He was buried with Eddie Van Halen's Charvel Hybrid VH2 a.k.a. Bumblebee - Van Halen's black and yellow Frankenstrat That was the actual guitar pictured with Eddie on the cover of the album Van Halen II - because Dimebag had asked for one in 2004 before he was shot.

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[JohannesFrykholm]

@Danivormefootball Darrell was a good guitarist. Cliff Burton was a good bassist. Chuck Schuldiner was a good screamer. But no one deserves death, not even Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber and all the other pop and mainstream acts that are a shame to music.

[alvado1211]

Love the footage really clear and in hd.

[loonie26]

@JohannesFrykholm and Gar samuelson was a good drummer, so was john bonham and jimi hendrix was a great guitarist

[TheMetalWeasel]

@pfcwar5150

How good was your digital camera back in 2004?

[DustinAndNatasha]

Can't believe it has been 8 years.

[screaminguitarman1]

how many times does this jackasses lame video got be posted before its removed

[pfcwar5150]

Next time try plugging the Toaster in before recording with it.....thanks

[JaemsKolousek]

The guy who shot D-man was on psych drugs. This is the hidden plague destruction of our society. the cause of death of a majority of our artists. Learn the truth. This is the real target. Watch ALL videos at CCHR.org.

Unfortunately the scum doctors/psych's keep giving these chemicals to psychopaths and it turns the rest into psychos. Be aware. From a life-long shredder. Do something like educate others instead of sitting in the beautiful sadness of it all.

TO DIMEBAG: Creative genius

[XF13XCnqstLvr]

240p...hhuuhhh....

[velvetscrotum]

@ginger42256 i have it downloaded, and it IS all over the internet, you just have to look

[ginger42256]

@velvetscrotum - If there were clear footage it would be all over the internet. There is no such video that exists.

[velvetscrotum]

@ginger42256 no there IS clear footage taken from the venues cameras and i have seen it and it is not a real nice video to watch, a tv show called the first 5 aired the footage and had interviews with james niggermyer