We have many plans and enthusiasm to keep expanding and making Murderpedia a better site, but we really need your help for this. Thank you very much in advance. Niggemeyer who shot Gale once in the face with a 12 gauge police-issue shotgun photo gallery Nathan Gale September 11, — December 8, was a native of Marysville, Ohio, USA, who was killed by a police officer after he murdered several people at a concert, including heavy metal guitarist Dimebag Darrell.
Gale was a graduate of Marysville High School. The circumstances of his discharge are suspected to be a Section 8 case.
On December 8, , he stormed the stage during a Damageplan concert at the Alrosa Villa in Columbus, Ohio, and proceeded to shoot and kill Darrell, former member of the heavy metal band Pantera.
Following this, Gale turned the gun on those who had rushed the stage to stop him, killing audience member Nathan Bray and club employee Erin Halk, as well as Jeff "Mayhem" Thompson, a member of the band's security entourage.
Nearby Columbus police officer James D. Niggemeyer quickly responded and shot Gale once in the face with a 12 gauge police-issue shotgun after a hostage managed to move out of the way. As shown in unedited footage of the incident, Gale's head was literally blown off by the shotgun blast. A voice could be heard shouting "Dude, his head is gone", immediately following the shotgun blast. Officer Niggemeyer, appearing visibly shaken by what had just occurred, is reassured by a Damageplan roadie who told him "You did the right thing.
You saved lives. Gale's motive for the killings may never be known, though some witnesses state that he shouted something about the breakup of Pantera before he started shooting. Those who knew him claim that he was a huge fan of Pantera because of this, his motive for the killings could have been the fact the band broke up three years previously , and that he often showed signs of mental instability.
According to interviews with his friends, he sometimes claimed that Pantera was stealing songs that he had written. While in the USMC, he was given medications for his mental problems. Writings found in Gale's possession indicate that he may have suffered from schizophrenia. Some say that he even once "held" an imaginary dog. A tattoo enthusiast, Gale is alleged to have started an unprovoked argument earlier in the day at Bear's Den Tattoo Studio in Marysville, over the unwillingness of the shop to order a tattoo machine for him.
Gale played semi-pro football for the Lima Thunder, and was known to have listened to Pantera music in preparation for each game. Abbott's murder. Abbott was shot a total of five times, twice at point blank range in the head.
He was 38 years old. Three others were killed in the shooting: concert attendee Nathan Bray, 23, of Columbus; club employee Erin Halk, 29, of northwest Columbus; and Damageplan security guard Jeff "Mayhem" Thompson, 40, of Texas.
According to police, Gale fired a total of fifteen shots, taking the time to reload once, remaining silent throughout the shooting. When security staff and audience members climbed the stage to try to stop him, Gale fired at them, killing Thompson and Halk, who had attempted to stop the gunman with a wooden table, and wounding Paluska. Gale then took Brooks hostage, holding him in a headlock position after the technician attempted to wrestle him to the ground. When the hostage moved slightly, Columbus police officer James D.
Niggemeyer, who was the first police officer to arrive at the scene, shot Gale in the face with a 12 gauge police issue shotgun.
During the rampage, nurse and audience member Mindy Reece, 28, went to the aid of Abbott. She and another fan administered CPR until paramedics arrived.
According to some reports, victim Nathan Bray was also attempting to render assistance when he was killed. Due to insufficient seating, several members of Darrell's family were escorted out of the funeral services by security in order to make room for "distinguished guests. Some months before his murder, Darrell had found out from one of his industry contacts that Eddie Van Halen and Charvel guitars were going to produce a limited-edition series of guitars bearing Van Halen's trademark tape-striping.
Van Halen himself would be individually taping each guitar and they would also come with a picture of him doing so and a certificate of authenticity. According to Eddie, Darrell called him on the phone and asked if he could purchase one before they became available.
Eddie replied that the next time he saw Darrell, he would have one of the guitars with him and would stripe it in Darrell's presence as a gift. Before they could meet again, Darrell was murdered. Eddie recounted this story when he spoke at Darrell's funeral, then, to the surprise of those in attendance, he brought out the black and yellow tape-striped guitar seen on the back cover of Van Halen II which Darrell had said was his favorite guitar of Eddie's and laid it in Darrell's casket to be buried with him.
The shootings had occurred on the 24th anniversary of the murder of John Lennon, but there is no indication that this was a factor in Gale's actions. In May , Officer Niggemeyer testified before the Franklin County grand jury, which is routine procedure in Franklin County after a police shooting. The grand jury did not indict Niggemeyer. Niggemeyer received a commendation for his outstanding police work in time of crisis. Early theories of motive suggested that Gale may have acted on rumors of a Pantera breakup, or a public dispute between Abbott and Pantera singer Phil Anselmo, but these have now been ruled out by investigators.
Abbott's family has now decided to sue the night club where he was murdered. They claim that if the club had employed competent security guards, this needless death would have never occurred. The club owner states that his security guards are not trained nor were ever intended to thwart gun wielding guests. The news of this lawsuit comes within days of the anniversary of Abbott's murder. Pantera's break-up may have led fan to kill December 14, Nathan Gale was an oddball loner who craved friendship, a man in search of a calling.
Vinnie had begun playing the drums before Darrell received his first guitar. Darrell had previously tried to play the drums; Vinnie later said: "I just got better than him and wouldn't let him play them anymore. They took inspiration from Alex and Eddie Van Halen, and Vinnie said in a interview that he and Darrell were "inseparable" after they began playing music together.
He won the competition; Zelinsky recalled that "[Abbott] blew everyone away. As the band played the first song of its setlist, Nathan Gale, a deranged fan, rushed onto the stage and shot Abbott multiple times with a Beretta 92FS, a 9mm semi-automatic pistol. The band's head of security, Jeffrey "Mayhem" Thompson, then tackled Gale, but was fatally shot in the ensuing struggle. A fan, Nathan Bray, was also murdered as he attempted to aid Abbott and Thompson, as was Erin Halk, an employee of the venue who tried to disarm Gale while he was reloading.
Three others were wounded before Columbus police officer James Niggemeyer entered the club and shot Gale once in the head with a gauge Remington Model , killing him. Abbott was pronounced dead at the scene, aged Another local opener was named 12 Gauge. A construction worker from Marysville, Ohio, a blue-collar suburb twenty-five miles northwest of Columbus, Gale stood six feet three and weighed more than pounds. He wore thick glasses and a Columbus Blue Jackets hockey jersey over a hooded sweat shirt.
Club manager Rick Cautela pegged Gale as a harmless hanger-on — one without a ticket. Instead, as Damageplan took the stage, Gale jumped a six-foot-high fence and rushed into the club through a side door. Walking swiftly past pool tables, a bar and the sound booth, he reached the left side of the stage. Witnesses thought Gale, whose head was shaved, wanted to stage-dive. He looked angry. He was walking like he was going into battle. Onstage, Gale drew a Beretta 9mm handgun and headed straight for Abbott.
He just looked determined. Cautela, who was tending bar, thought firecrackers had gone off. Many people knew him but none knew him well. Columbus police reported that no one will ever know why Gale went to Alrosa Villa that night unless some type of note is discovered. As recently as Dec. In the application, Gale described himself as a student of Benjamin Logan grammar school for two years, Marysville High School for two years and Ohio Hi-Point for two years. He wrote that he was a soldier in the United States Marine Corps and had a brown belt in judo.
Oddly enough, one week after trying to become a bouncer to protect patrons at Lee Dog's Locker Room , Gale would kill patrons and fight bouncers at the Alrosa Villa.
Business owner Lee Alderson said the application was unsolicited and Gale was not hired. In the application, Gale wrote he had been employed at Minit Lube from Oct. Maggie's Restaurant waitress Emi Walden said she waited on Gale two weeks ago.
Fifth St. She said Gale came in and hung out, sitting on the floor and playing with toy cars with the children there.
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