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He was wounded on [[February 7]], [[2008]], when [[Kirkwood City Council shooting|Cookie Thornton went on a shooting rampage at a meeting in the city hall]]. Swoboda, who was one of the targets of the rampage, was taken to St. John’s Mercy Medical Center in critical condition.<ref name="stlpost">{{cite web|url=http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/stlouiscitycounty/story/DF9F175C2F225844862573E9001BDB9A?OpenDocument|title=6 dead in shooting rampage at Kirkwood City Council|date=[[2008-02-07]]|accessdate=2008-02-07|publisher=[[St. Louis Post Dispatch]]}}</ref><ref name="nytimes">{{cite news|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/08/us/08cnd-missouri.html?hp|title=Missouri Shooter’s Motives Emerge|publisher=[[The New York Times]]|date=[[2008-02-08]]|accessdate=2008-02-08}}</ref><ref name="upi">{{cite web|url=http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Top_News/2008/02/07/man_opens_fire_at_mo_council_meeting/9960/|title= Man opens fire at Mo. council meeting|date=[[2008-02-07]]|accessdate=2008-02-07|publisher=[[United Press International]]}}</ref> |
He was wounded on [[February 7]], [[2008]], when [[Kirkwood City Council shooting|Cookie Thornton went on a shooting rampage at a meeting in the city hall]]. Swoboda, who was one of the targets of the rampage, was taken to St. John’s Mercy Medical Center in critical condition.<ref name="stlpost">{{cite web|url=http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/stlouiscitycounty/story/DF9F175C2F225844862573E9001BDB9A?OpenDocument|title=6 dead in shooting rampage at Kirkwood City Council|date=[[2008-02-07]]|accessdate=2008-02-07|publisher=[[St. Louis Post Dispatch]]}}</ref><ref name="nytimes">{{cite news|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/08/us/08cnd-missouri.html?hp|title=Missouri Shooter’s Motives Emerge|publisher=[[The New York Times]]|date=[[2008-02-08]]|accessdate=2008-02-08}}</ref><ref name="upi">{{cite web|url=http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Top_News/2008/02/07/man_opens_fire_at_mo_council_meeting/9960/|title= Man opens fire at Mo. council meeting|date=[[2008-02-07]]|accessdate=2008-02-07|publisher=[[United Press International]]}}</ref> |
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<ref name="kmov">{{cite news|url=http://www.kmov.com/topstories/stories/kmov_localnews_080207_gunshots.9d9f3598.html|title=Gunman in Kirkwood City Hall attack left a suicide note|publisher=KMOV.com|date=[[2008-02-08]]|accessdate=2008-02-08}}</ref> The mayor was shot in the lower jaw, with the bullet exiting from his cheek, and was also shot in the back of his head. He received a surgery on [[February 7]] and a second on [[February 8]], which lasted three hours.<ref name="ksdk">{{cite news|url=http://www.ksdk.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=139915|title=Kirkwood Mayor Shot Twice, Has Second Surgery|publisher=KDSK.com|date=[[2008-02-08]]|accessdate=2008-02-08}}</ref> |
<ref name="kmov">{{cite news|url=http://www.kmov.com/topstories/stories/kmov_localnews_080207_gunshots.9d9f3598.html|title=Gunman in Kirkwood City Hall attack left a suicide note|publisher=KMOV.com|date=[[2008-02-08]]|accessdate=2008-02-08}}</ref> The mayor was shot in the lower jaw, with the bullet exiting from his cheek, and was also shot in the back of his head. He received a surgery on [[February 7]] and a second on [[February 8]], which lasted three hours.<ref name="ksdk">{{cite news|url=http://www.ksdk.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=139915|title=Kirkwood Mayor Shot Twice, Has Second Surgery|publisher=KDSK.com|date=[[2008-02-08]]|accessdate=2008-02-08}}</ref> |
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==Controversies== |
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Some have called him "the most racist man in missouri". <ref name="stlimc">{{cite web|url=http://reboot.stlimc.org/newswire2008/sic-semper-tyrannis|title=Sic Semper Tyrannis|date=[[2008-02-10]]|accessdate=2008-02-10|publisher=[[St. Louis Indymedia]]}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 20:45, 12 February 2008
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Mike Swoboda (September 1938- ) is the current mayor of Kirkwood, Missouri, first elected to the position in 2000 for a term lasting until 2004 and was re-elected in 2004 for a term lasting until 2008.
He was wounded on February 7, 2008, when Cookie Thornton went on a shooting rampage at a meeting in the city hall. Swoboda, who was one of the targets of the rampage, was taken to St. John’s Mercy Medical Center in critical condition.[1][2][3] [4] The mayor was shot in the lower jaw, with the bullet exiting from his cheek, and was also shot in the back of his head. He received a surgery on February 7 and a second on February 8, which lasted three hours.[5]
Controversies
Some have called him "the most racist man in missouri". [6]
References
- ^ "6 dead in shooting rampage at Kirkwood City Council". St. Louis Post Dispatch. 2008-02-07. Retrieved 2008-02-07.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Missouri Shooter's Motives Emerge". The New York Times. 2008-02-08. Retrieved 2008-02-08.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Man opens fire at Mo. council meeting". United Press International. 2008-02-07. Retrieved 2008-02-07.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Gunman in Kirkwood City Hall attack left a suicide note". KMOV.com. 2008-02-08. Retrieved 2008-02-08.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Kirkwood Mayor Shot Twice, Has Second Surgery". KDSK.com. 2008-02-08. Retrieved 2008-02-08.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Sic Semper Tyrannis". St. Louis Indymedia. 2008-02-10. Retrieved 2008-02-10.
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