Posted on 12/08/2004 9:01:54 PM PST by Homer1
At Least 3 Dead, 4 Wounded In Nightclub Shooting Witnesses: Alleged Gunman Went Onto Stage, Fired Shots
POSTED: 10:32 pm EST December 8, 2004 UPDATED: 11:36 pm EST December 8, 2004
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- At least three people died and four others were wounded after a shooting at a Columbus nightclub on Wednesday night, NBC 4 reported.
The shooting took place shortly after 10 p.m. at Alrosa Villa, located at 5055 Sinclair Road.
Two members of the heavy metal band Damageplan were reportedly shot and killed, including Dimebag Darrell, formerly with the band Pantera, NBC 4's David Wayne reported. The alleged gunman also died at the scene, Wayne reported.
Shortly after the band began playing its first song, a man reportedly ran onto the stage and began shooting, according to a witness who identified himself as Sean. Some members of the audience reportedly thought the man running onto the stage with a gun was part of the band's act, NBC 4's Erin Tate reported.
Witnesses said that several shots were fired at the band. Witnesses said that a bouncer at the club tackled the alleged gunman before that person was shot and killed. It was unclear as to whom shot the alleged gunman.
Alrosa Villa is a popular north Columbus nightspot for young adults, featuring rock and heavy metal bands, NBC 4 reported.
According to the band's Web site, Damageplan was touring nationally. It performed in Buffalo, N.Y., on Tuesday night and had a concert scheduled in Flint, Mich., on Thursday.
Damageplan featured former Pantera artists Dimebag Darrell and Vinnie Paul. The pair were joined by vocalist Patrick Lachman and bassist Bobzilla, according to their Web site.
Man, I wish I got mtv2.
Yeah. They re-released the Livecrime box as a CD/DVD separately, BTW. ;-)
I wouldn't play the VHS anymore, I think it's worth some money ~$60, last time I looked.
I hear that QR will be also doing Mindcrime 2 sometime in the spring for a fall release.
I was 21.
Those were the days, indeed. :)
Lol...me too.
Listening to "Detroit Rock City" right now.
When I was 10, Kiss were cool.... now, as an adult, they're kind of...well, silly-
but I don't care. I still love Kiss.
LOL! Oh, no- NOT Trixter!!!! :)
Prayers for all affected.
Oh, definately check it out, then- it's live and they play a lot of old songs. You'll love it!
C'mon...Alice is a Republican! And a Christian!
I like Queensryche, musically they are genius. I am even going to see them in Cleveland on 1/30/05. They're a bunch of lefties though.
You're right..... Eddie Van Halen was great, and a cutie pie to boot.... are they still playing now?
I STILL have Trixter's self-titled debut CD. And I also like ManOwar...
Death to False Metal (even though I listen to that too)
Great CD!
Ya notice something? All the metal guys are Republicans!
Dave Mustaine-a FR thread the other day was discussing that
Dimebag-Freeper Chad Fairbanks on another thread said he was a big Bush supporter
Alice Cooper
Ted Nugent
Sammy Hagar
Damn, I had forgotten about Trixter.....thanks allot (BARF)
I thought Mustain was a big-time Lefty, he skewered 41 on one of his previous albums.
Barf away. It's too pop for me but once in a while I'll give it a spin.
Check my profile page.
He's a recent convert.
Like I pointed out earlier, a lot of guys in the military, (and not the nutty kind like the shooter was) are big time metal heads. I could see our boys in Iraq pumping themselves up to a little Pantera before a mission.
Amazing what happens when you sober up.
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