Dash Cam of Chase,fatal Shooting of Timothy Dale Johnson That Killed Bill Gwatney

**kellyhound** · #1 ● 11-23-2008, 02:24 PM

On August 13, 2008, Bill Gwatney, a State Chair of the Democratic Party of Arkansas, was fatally wounded when a man, identified as Timothy Dale Johnson, 50, entered Democratic Party headquarters in Little Rock, Arkansas and shot Gwatney 3 times.

The Arkansas Democratic Party chair was taken to a hospital, but died at 3:59 pm CDT.

The gunman had said he wanted to speak with Gwatney about volunteering, but sidestepped his secretary when she said he was busy.

After the shooting, the gunman fled the scene in his truck and led police on a 30-mile (48 km) chase out of Little Rock.

Johnson was fatally shot by police after a PIT maneuver forced him off the road into a field near Sheridan.

No motive was discovered, except Johnson quitting his Target job earlier that day.

Bill Gwatney (August 26, 1959 – August 13, 2008) was an American politician who served as the State Chair of the Democratic Party of Arkansas.

Prior to being State Chair, he was a State Senator for 10 years.
He had also been the financial chair for Mike Beebe's run for Governor of Arkansas in 2006.

He owned 3 car dealerships in Pulaski County.

Gwatney was selected as a superdelegate at the 2008 Democratic National Convention, and replaced by his widow Rebecca Gwatney following his death.