The TV and newspapers are full of reports of the crime that took place in Little Rock Wednesday. A lone gunman entered the Arkansas Democratic headquarters and shot the chairman, Bill Swatney, 48, as he was in his office. No discussion, no real altercation, just sudden death.
The man who killed him was from our town of Searcy and lived on one of our streets called Janet Lane. I've seen him a few times but didn't actually know him. He is also now dead, gunned down as he led a chase for several minutes. The news said he'd lived with his parents who are deceased and he was a single man, never married.
The reasons why it happened may never be known for sure but the reporters will make a determined effort and I applaud them in their efforts to find out why a man suddenly snaps and does a thing like this.
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