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School board shooting video captures Clay A. Duke
The Panama City, Florida, school board regularly records their meetings with a stationary video camera. During Tuesday night's meeting, the camera was rolling when ex-convict Clay A. Duke interrupted the meeting. He first spray-painted the "V for Vendetta" logo on the wall. Duke then pulled a handgun. The school board shooting video was still rolling throughout the entire several minutes long incident.
Warning: This video contains violence
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Duke reportedly made a Facebook page last week with images from the movie "V for Vendetta" and a sprawling "testament" that implies he knew he would be in the news soon:
Some people (the government sponsored media) will say I was evil, a monster (V)... no... I was just born poor in a country where the Wealthy manipulate, use, abuse, and economically enslave 95% of the population. Rich Republicans, Rich Democrats... same-same... rich... they take turns fleecing us... our few dollars... pyramiding the wealth for themselves. The 95%... the us, in US of A, are the neo slaves of the Global South. Our Masters, the Wealthy, do, as they like to us...
Though he had no friends, his page is open to the public and more than a thousand people have written messages on his wall meeting in a digital town square to discuss his death.
Panama City shooting video shows heroism
The video showing the school board shooting also shows the everyday heroism of the school board members. One board member, Ginger Littleton, tried to disarm Clay A. Duke with her purse after he dismissed her from the room. Bill Husfelt, superintendent of the Panama City, Florida, schools tried to talk the gunman down. The gunman had indicated that he intended to end the day dead. Not much is known about Clay Duke, though he appears to have created a Facebook page in early December that rants against the abuses of the wealthy. In October of 1999, Duke was convicted of aggravated stalking.
Security guard at school board shooting responds
Though Clay A. Duke had taken over the Panama City, Florida, school board meeting for a few minutes, it was when shots were fired that security guard Mike Jones responded. Protocol in this situation demanded that he wait for backup, but Mike Jones instead went into the school board room. The armed security guard shot Clay Duke in a non-fatal area. While on the ground, Duke fatally shot himself. The school board shooting video shows the entire incident, start to finish.
