Thursday, December 9, 2004
"Dimebag" Darrell Abbott Killed In Nightclub Attack...
This really caught me off guard. Dimebag was the incredibly talented guitarist from the metal band, Pantera and now Damageplan...
COLUMBUS, Ohio (CNN) -- A gunman stormed the stage during a heavy metal concert in Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday night, firing at the band and audience and killing four people before a police officer shot and killed him, according to police.
One of the dead was guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott. The gunman also wounded two people.
The man was "targeting members in the band," Columbus police Sgt. Brent Mull said.
Before the gunman was shot, police said, he grabbed a hostage and fired into the crowd. It was not clear what happened to the hostage.
The attack came shortly after the band, Damageplan, began its performance at the Alrosa Villa nightclub on Columbus' north end.
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