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More interesting arc-kansas shooter info..

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LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (AP) -- The killer of Arkansas' Democratic Party chairman had written his victim's name on a Post-It note and had two sets of car keys from his victim's car dealership, but links between the men and a motive for the slaying remains a mystery to investigators. Police said Timothy Dale Johnson, 50, also owned at least 16 guns, had antidepressant pills and made out a will before shooting Bill Gwatney on Wednesday at party headquarters in Little Rock. He had driven there more than 30 miles after losing his job at a Target store over some graffiti written on a store wall. More than 250 people gathered Thursday evening in front of Arkansas' Capitol to remember Gwatney. The prayer vigil capped a day of remembrances at the state Capitol where Gwatney spent 10 years as a senator. "He was a special person and he cared about his state," said Gov. Mike Beebe. "If he were here, he would tell us to not forget what we're about, and that

More mind control, shooting of ARKANSAS Democratic party chairman.

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(Little Rock, Ark.) KTHV -- Little Rock police are on the scene of a shooting on West Capitol Street at the state Democratic party headquarters. The Arkansas Democratic Party says the chairman, Bill Gwatney, is hospitalized in critical condition after incident. Little Rock police say a suspect in the shooting was shot after after a chase that ended near Sheridan in Grant County. A sales clerk at a flower shop across street from the party headquarters said that around noon, Gwatney's secretary ran into the shop and asked someone to call 911. She said a man had come into the party headquarters and shot Gwatney several times. The suspect reportedly entered the party headquarters and asked to speak with Gwatney before firing three shots. The 1300 block West Capitol was shut down after the shooting, just blocks from the state capitol in downtown Little Rock. Officers said they pursued a white man in his 40's that fled the scene in a blue Dodge pickup truck. Police say the suspect