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12.09.2004
Weird
 COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Police released the name of the gunman who allegedly went on a shooting rampage at a Columbus nightclub Wednesday night, killing four people before a police officer shot him dead.
Nathan Gale, 25, of Marysville, reportedly jumped onto a concert stage and open fire, NBC 4 reported. The shooting took place shortly after 10 p.m. at Alrosa Villa, located at 5055 Sinclair Rd. A crowd of about 250 people was inside for a concert by Damageplan, a heavy metal band. Two former members of the band Pantera formed the group. The band took the stage shortly after 10 p.m., and minutes later, a man, who was wearing a hockey jersey and hooded sweatshirt, began firing at point-blank range at least four times at guitarist Dimebag Darrell, NBC 4's Kyle Anderson reported. ...Gale reportedly shot and killed another member of the band before firing shots into the crowd. Columbus police were flooded with 911 calls from concertgoers right after the shooting. Some witnesses said Gale took a person hostage. Minutes later, a Columbus police Officer James D. Niggemeyer entered the nightclub and shot and killed Gale, police said. ### Added to note that the band in which Donny, my boss's legal assistant's significant other, is a member, was apparently scheduled as a backup band, but didn't end up being there last night. Lucky. EDIT TO ADD: Forgot that the NBC4 story only has four dead. Most recent updates are putting it at five, now, though you wouldn't know it from this AP story, which declares "four" in the hed but mentions "the fifth person killed" and that the person's family had not yet been notified. Also, the AP story goes out of its way to mention John Lennon (read all the way to the bottom).
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