[TheeBadOne]

http://www.startribune.com/stories/721/3571632.html

Published Jan. 4, 2003 0104AP-ALBUQUERQUE-S


ALBUQUERQUE (AP) - Police were investigating a shooting spree in a business district that left three people dead and sparked a standoff with the alleged gunman.

Police said the gunman, identified as Carl Knapp, fled to a nearby pawn shop where he barricaded himself for about three hours and eventually shot himself in the chest.

Knapp, 48, was hospitalized for the wound, which was not life-threatening, Albuquerque police Detective Jeff Arbogast said.

Police accused Knapp of fatally shooting two men and a woman around 4 p.m. in front of a remodeling business in a busy area of northeast Albuquerque.

Arbogast identified the victims as Jane Johnston, 42, Steven Goodwin, 49, and Greg McGuire, whose age was not immediately known.

"It appears it may be related to some sort of domestic violence situation," Arbogast said.

Arbogast said police received a 911 call from the manager of the pawn shop who told them someone with a gun had entered the business.

The manager was able to flee. After about three hours of negotiations with Knapp, SWAT team members stormed the pawn shop and took him into custody shortly after they heard what sounded like a gunshot from inside the store.

[funbob]

Happened just down the road from where I work. Seriously considered going out to the car to get the piece (no, I don't carry at work, it stays in the car) after I caught it on a television, then I found out that he had barricaded himself.

The really scary part is he got his hands on a rifle inside the pawn shop, but there was no ammo for it on the premises. He could have done a lot more damage than he did. He's still in serious condition at the university medical center but he is expected to survive. My tax dollars hard at work. :fire:

Updated link to the story...

http://www.cnn.com/2003/US/Southwest/01/05/domestic.shooting.ap/