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School board shooting in Panama City: Frightening situation caught on tape
A gunman opened fire on school board members Tuesday (Dec. 14) in Panama City, Florida.
Though several shots were fired, no one was hit. The whole thing was caught on tape, however, and the video has been making the rounds of morning news shows and the Internet. It's pretty tense and horrifying to watch, so we can't even imagine how difficult it was to actually be there.
The video shows gunman, 56-year-old Clay A. Duke holding a gun while Superintendent Bill Husfelt attempts to persuade him to drop the weapon. Without success, Duke then fires two shots at Husfelt before the board members duck for cover.
District security officer Mike Jones then enters the room and shoots Duke in what appears to be his leg, before the gunman fatally shoots himself.
Reportedly, Duke was upset about his wife being fired from the district, though he would not divulge her name or job to the board.
You can see the conversation leading up to the shooting below:
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that old lady is lucky to be alive. unless she had a brick in her purse, what was she thinking.
Hesfelt claimed God blocked the bullets. What a crock. He'd have been better off with a shotgun hidden under the table than some misguided belief in some religious fantasy.
Just another argument as to why people should arm themselves. You never know what will happen to you nor when nor where. Best to be prepared. These people weren't. If Duke had better aim, or really wanted to shoot to kill he could easily have done so, God or no God.
I LIVE IN PANAMA CITY AND I WAS IN SHOCK WHEN I SAW THE FOOTAGE
My opinion piece on Clay Duke and the terrible event at the school board meeting in Florida yesterday. How unfortunately his story could become more common in this tough economic climate.
@ Charles De Gull
If anything, this video is an argument why people should be NOT allowed to arm themselves. Even if all those people had weapons, the outcome would be the same, if not worse. Think about it, would you want to be the first one to pull out your gun and get shot? No. More guns will only escalate the situation.
An angry unhinged lib that reads socialist soros funded leftie web sites. Libs can't shoot thankfully.