July 24, 1998 Shooting at U.S. Capitol - ABC News4.flv

The United States Capitol shooting incident of 1998 was an attack on July 24, 1998 which led to the death of two United States Capitol Police officers. Detective John Gibson and Officer Jacob Chestnut were killed when Russell Eugene Weston Jr. entered the Capitol and opened fire.Chestnut was killed instantly and Gibson died during surgery at George Washington University Hospital but not before wounding Weston, who survived. Weston's exact motives are unknown, but he does suffer from a mental disorder and maintains a strong distrust of the federal government. He remains in a mental institution due to paranoid schizophrenia and has yet to be tried in court.

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[RIP2MERMAID3GIRL]

I was Being born when this happened O.O

[humberlick]

They are hero...

[IranContraScumDid911]

This has a John Patrick Bedell feel to it. Tom DeLay, as in 9/11, Anthrax, and Prison. Hmmm. July 24, 1998 Bill Clinton Admits lying and cheating and attacks Afghanistan and Sudan claiming Bin Laden did it.

[sctvhound]

We were going to Washington that day, and we were going to see the Capitol, but we couldn't.

[irishskater7]

this was the day i was born. same date same year