On a cold February evening in Kirkwood, Missouri, the familiar drone of a city council meeting was shattered by a sudden and brutal eruption of violence. It was February 7, 2008, when a local man, Charles Lee 'Cookie' Thornton, unleashed a deadly assault within the walls of Kirkwood City Hall, forever altering the lives of those present and scarring the community. Among the targets of his rage was Mayor Michael Emil 'Mike' Swoboda, a 69-year-old man serving his community.
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