I rember the made for TV movie back then...chilling.
The team that took him out..brave men.
An acquaintance of mine, Tommy Ashton and a good friend of my roommate at USC was killed by the sniper. I still think it about whenever there is a mass shooting. Tommy was the only person I ever knew whose goal was to become a politician. He was also the only real liberal I knew at USC as it was very conservative in those days. We did share an interest in local boxing at the Olympic Auditorium. Tommy was at Texas for two weeks of Peace Corp training – the wrong place at the wrong time.
If I recall, the cop who actually shot Whitman had all kinds of mental problems afterward, and ended up committing suicide.