Two Police Killed in US Capitol Shooting

Congress Honors Dead Police Officers - "Federal lawmakers remembered the two police officers shot to death protecting them from a gunman. 'They died saving lives, they died doing their duty,' said Rep. Tom DeLay, whose office was a site of the gunfight Friday." Associated Press, July 27, 1998.
DC Prepares Tribute For 2 Slain Officers - "The bodies of two slain U.S. Capitol police officers will lie in the Capitol Rotunda Tuesday, just yards from where the pair were shot Friday defending the majestic building and those inside it." Dallas Morning News, July 27, 1998.
Man Held For Killings Has History Of Paranoia - "As Mr Russell Weston (41), charged with the murder of two police officers at the US Capitol, struggled for life in a Washington hospital, a picture emerged of a mentally-disturbed, paranoid man living in a lonely cabin in Montana." Irish Times, July 27, 1998.
Parents Say Accused Shooter's Mind 'Worked Overtime' - "Shock, tears, and above all, the nagging question 'why?' marked the reactions of the family of Russell Weston Jr., the man accused of gunning down two police officers in Friday's shootout at the U.S. Capitol." CNN, July 27, 1998.
Suspect's Release From State Mental Hospital Exposes Cracks in System - "Russell Eugene Weston Jr.'s release from a state mental institution in December 1996 came just as Montana was embarking on a tumultuous transition to privatized mental health care--the most comprehensive such transition in the nation and one whose debut has left mental health services for the poor in profound disarray." LA Times, July 27, 1998.

RELATED WEB SITES

Capitol Shooting Tribute Schedule - through Friday, Jul 31.
Diagram of the Capitol Floor - traces the path that the gunman took until apprehended. From the Washington Post.
U.S. Capitol Often a Target - a look back at other violent incidents at the Capitol. From CNN.
Violent Incidents Inside the Capitol - from the Associated Press.
President Clinton's Remarks on the Shooting - from Reuters/The Washington Post.
Quotes From Capitol Shooting - what bystanders have said about the incident. From the AP.