I was shocked by the murders of five fellow St. Louis County residents Thursday night at the Kirkwood City Council meeting. I am in an adjoining municipality and the murders took place less than three miles from home. Obviously my heart goes out to the families of the victims including the family of the shooter. I know there is a reason for it, but it's just hard to comprehend how someone can be hurting so badly they feel murder/suicide is the only way out.
I have been told by a coworker who knew the gunman second hand that he was a good guy, but was obsessed with the city of Kirkwood having it out for him. And, city officials apparently had also tried for quite some time to work things out. Apparently Thornton believed he was just standing up for himself against his municipal government that he had to believe was "going out of it's way" to harrass him.
There's really nothing more I can say that hasn't already been written. Hopefully the families and this city, that really is a great place to live, can start to heal. This is the third time in the last few years something traumatic has happened. Two years ago a city police officer was gunned down in cold blood. About a year ago two young boys were rescued from a pervert who had kidnapped them and held one of them for about five years. Hopefully better days are ahead.
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