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Wednesday 15 December 2010

Gunman Opens Fire At US School Board

6:40am UK, Wednesday December 15, 2010

Pete Norman, Sky News Online

A man has shot himself dead after a opening fire during a Florida school board meeting.



Clay Duke, 56, was believed to be angry about his wife losing her job.

A television reporter at the meeting said he went up to the podium at the Bay District School Board meeting and said he had a motion to propose.

He then pulled out a can of red spray paint and painted a V+ with a circle around it.

Duke then pulled out a gun and remonstrated with those present, who attempted to calm him down.

He was confronted by a female board member, who tried to knock the gun out of his hand using her handbag.

He pushed her to the ground before he started firing randomly then turned the gun on himself.

It is believed at least 10 shots were fired during the incident.

No one else was injured.

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