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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1999
Page
3
Five day outlook shows southwest winds 15 to 25 knots shifting to west and then northwest, with gusts and a chance of afternoon thunderstorms. Seas run 3 to 5 feet. Tonight winds ease to 10 to 20 knots with seas 3 to 5 feet. Temperatures not specified.
A suspected white supremacist Benjamin Nathaniel Smith, 21, linked to hate leaflets, killed on a rural road then orchestrated shootings across Illinois and Indiana. The spree included the murder of Ricky Byrdsong near Skokie and multiple shootings in Northbrook, Springfield, Decatur, Bloomington, and Bloomington, with a carjacking ending in a self-inflicted gunshot. Authorities traced firearms and warned of a broader message of hate.
Police say Smith fatally shot in Salem after a high speed chase from a van he hijacked in Ina Illinois. A 22 caliber pistol and a .380 revolver were found in the vehicle. Investigators seek motive and whether any accomplices aided the spree that killed six Orthodox Jews, Ricky Byrdsong, and others across Illinois and Indiana.
Police investigate after Westlake’s Clague Park show was halted by strong gusts that blew debris beyond the fallout area. A 15-year-old girl was injured by a firework thrown by an 11-year-old boy from Westlake. In Elyria a Cleveland boy, seven, suffered a second degree burn from a bottle rocket while visiting his grandmother.
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