Man Kills Himself After Zoning Decision

A barber shop owner in Clarksville, Tennessee shot and killed himself in front of the City Council after members voted against his request to rezone his home as commercial property.

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October 5, 2007, 12:00 PM PDT

By Chris Steins @planetizen

"Ronald 'Bo' Ward, owner of Bo's Barber Shop, had told the council his business would go under if he couldn't get his home rezoned as commercial. After the 5-7 vote Thursday night, Ward stood and walked toward the council.

..."Y'all have put me under. ... I'm out of here," he said before shooting himself in the head with a small handgun."

FULL STORY: Man kills self in front of City Council after zoning decision

Friday, October 5, 2007 in CNN

Government / Politics Tennessee

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