MO Mayor Dies Of Complications From February Shooting
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MO Mayor Dies Of Complications From February Shooting
The former mayor of the St. Louis suburb who was badly wounded when a gunman opened fire at a February city council meeting has died of complications connected to his injuries.
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The former mayor of the St. Louis suburb who was badly wounded when a gunman opened fire at a February city council meeting has died of complications connected to his injuries.

Mary Jo Wich, a spokeswoman for the St. Anthony's Medical Center in St. Louis, says Mike Swoboda died Saturday morning after a stay in hospice care. He would have turned 70 this month.

Resident Charles "Cookie" Thornton killed a police officer outside of City Hall on Feb. 7th, then burst into a city council meeting and killed another officer, two council members, the public works director. He shot and wounded the mayor and a reporter.

Swoboda was shot twice in the head and was hospitalized for weeks. His health suffered setbacks in recent months.
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