The Journal was quick on the scene Thursday, Feb. 7 in front of Kirkwood City Hall after the shootings. Here are some of the photos that were taken that night.
Officers sit at the corner of Madison and Kirkwood after Charles Lee “Cookie” Thornton entered the Kirkwood city hall armed Feb. 7. Thorton killed two police officers and three more city workers before he was killed by police officers.
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Officers look up at the circling news helicopters flying around the Kirkwood City Hall. Charles Lee “Cookie” Thornton entered the Kirkwood city hall armed Feb. 7. Thorton killed two officers and three more city workers before he was killed by police officers.
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A Fox News reporter covers the Kirkwood City Hall shooting Feb. 7 in St. Louis. Charles Lee “Cookie” Thornton entered the Kirkwood city hall armed Feb. 7. Thorton killed two officers and three more city workers before he was killed by police officers.
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Charles Lee “Cookie” Thornton entered the Kirkwood city hall armed Feb. 7. Thorton killed two officers and three more city workers before he was killed by police officers.
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Charles Lee “Cookie” Thornton entered the Kirkwood city hall armed Feb. 7. Thorton killed two officers and three more city workers before he was killed by police officers.
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Bill Reinecke tears up during his interview with Theresa Petry of channel 11. Reinecke hired Thorton for contracting jobs. Thorton killed two officers and three more city workers before he was killed by police officers Feb. 7.
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Webster Groves police officers stand on the street corner at Kirkwood and Madison after Charles Lee “Cookie” Thornton entered the Kirkwood city hall armed Feb. 7. Thorton killed two officers and three more city workers before he was killed by police officers.
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Kirkwood High School students Ben Bradshaw (left) and Andy Gaglio sit across the street from the Kirkwood City Hall after Charles Lee “Cookie” Thornton entered the Kirkwood city hall armed Feb. 7. Thorton killed two officers and three more city workers before he was killed by police officers.
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Kirkwood High School students Andy Gaglio (left), Ben Bradshaw and Pall Mallinchrodt sit across the street from the Kirkwood City Hall after Charles Lee “Cookie” Thornton entered the Kirkwood city hall armed Feb. 7. Thorton killed two officers and three more city workers before he was killed by police officers.
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Police officers sit outside of Charles Lee “Cookie” Thornton’s home in Meacham Park, a neighborhood of Kirkwood, Mo. Thornton entered the Kirkwood city hall armed Feb. 7. Thorton killed two officers and three more city workers before he was killed by police officers.
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Gerald Thornton takes a phone interview outside of the Kirkwood City Hall Feb. 8. Thornton is the brother of Charles Lee “Cookie” Thornton who entered the Kirkwood city hall armed Feb. 7. “Cookie” Thornton killed two officers and three more city workers before he was killed by police officers.
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