Word: gunman
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...gasps and "not agains"; then the nation assumed its old too familiar position before the tube, reluctant pros in this business by now, ready to take in the slow-motion replays, the testimony of experts, the edgy reporters, a bloody head, a shot-up limousine, another blank-faced gunman. There was a jumble to sort out. The President was O.K. But then he wasn't. They took him to the White House. No, to a hospital. Was it serious? Not very. Yes, very. Maybe ... And so on through the long Monday afternoon, the emotions buffeted by every bulletin-sinking...
Still, how did the gunman get so close...
...morning after the Academy Awards, newspapers published the hypothesis of federal investigators that the suspect in the shooting was inspired by a character from the movies--a deranged ex-marine who arms himself to the teeth and stalks a United States senator. The movie was "Taxi Driver," and the gunman's prototype was played by Robert De Niro...
Owner of a wall-covering company, he was held up in his store's parking lot at 6 p.m. by a gunman. He was shot in the head as he grabbed for the weapon. No arrest...
...army, who were suspected of taking part in the previous night's assault. The soldiers fled to safety. The farm's white manager, 68-year-old Gerald ("Bill") Adams, was shot dead by one of Tekere's confederates as he tried to radio for help. The gunman, Joseph Chakanetsa, claimed to have fired in self-defense when Adams threatened him with a pistol...