Update: R.I.P. Dimebag
Posted by Clint at 11:47 AM on 12/9/2004 (Post Comment)
This is what I can gather by reading tons of conflicting news reports and forum posts: About 30 seconds into Damageplan's set, while they were playing the song Breathing New Life, a man jumped onto the stage and shot Dimebag five times and then started shooting into the crowd. Three other people were killed, Damageplan's guitar tech and two people in the audience before a police office ran into the club and shot and killed the shooter who was holding a hostage in a headlock. Some people are saying that the shooter was yelling about Dimebag breaking up Pantera and ruining his life. It is also interesting to note that yesterday was the anniversary of John Lennon's murder 24 years ago. Compare the photos of Dimebag's shooter Nathan Gale with Lennon's shooter Mark David Chapman.
Yahoo story
Rolling Stone story
A pretty comprehensive collection of news reports
NBC story w/pics & video
