still is crazy about how Dimebag Darrell was killed in the middle of a show (as were a few others)
this was something I hadn't heard
Nearby Columbus police officer James D. Niggemeyer quickly responded and shot Gale once in the face with a 12 gauge police-issue shotgun after a hostage managed to move out of the way. As shown in unedited footage of the incident, Gale's head was literally blown off by the shotgun blast. A voice could be heard shouting "Dude, his head is gone", immediately following the shotgun blast.