In 1972 or 73 at the Howard Johnson's Hotel in New Orleans, a black guy, armed with a Ruger 44 carbine killed several police officers, a fireman or two and several civilians. A National Guard (I think) chopper was called in after a day or two standoff. They shot the hell out of the roof of the Hyatt, and killed the shooter. We weren't as "touchy - feely" back then! ! memtb
It was January 7, 1973, the shooter was a guy named Mark Essex, and he was armed with a Ruger .44 carbine. He didn't have much trouble hitting people. The incident has been likened to the Dallas police attacks. There is a lot of info on the Internet.
(As an aside, 5 months later, about a mile away from the HoJo sniper deal, the worst murder of gays in the U.S. prior to Orlando occurred at the Upstairs Lounge in N.O. It seems like 1973 all over again.)
