he was 88 or 89 (i should say is)

he had a rifle. the police/authorities are refusing to identify him. other sources have said his name is james w. von brunn

Stephen Tyrone Johns is dead. he was shot to death. he was murdered. the alleged killer is a white supremacist. mr johns worked at the holocaust museum for six years. HE WAS MURDERED BY A DOMESTIC TERRORIST. i am way more afraid of them than i am of any al qaeda or militant muslim.

to the family and friends of mr johns, my heart is with you. my thoughts and prayers as well.

we must stop the evil. no more dancing around. it MUST be stopped.
Gunman Shoots, Kills Guard at Holocaust Museum
Suspect Identified as White Supremacist

By William Branigin and Debbi Wilgoren

Washington Post Staff Writers
A lone gunman known to authorities as a white supremacist shot and fatally wounded a private security guard at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in downtown Washington today before being shot and wounded by guards who returned fire, officials said.

The security guard, who police identified as 39-year-old Stephen Tyrone Johns of Temple Hills, and the gunman were both taken to George Washington University Hospital.

Johns died at the hospital, authorities said later, and the gunman, who was not identified, was reported to be in critical condition. A third person sustained minor injuries in the incident, according to police.

Museum officials said in a statement that Johns had worked at the museum for six years. The museum said it would be closed tomorrow, and lower its flags to half-staff, to honor Johns's memory. "There are no words to express our grief," the statement said.

A law enforcement source identified the gunman as James W. von Brunn, 88.............

and why the HELL was this dude loose, read this: (he should have been behind bars FOREVER
Security Guard Is Killed in Shooting at Holocaust Museum in D.C.
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The police chief, Cathy Lanier, said the gunman walked into the museum’s main entrance and simply began shooting without warning. Within moments, at least one security guard was returning fire, and a total of five or six shots are believed to have been fired.

Mr. von Brunn, whose latest address is believed to be in Eastern Maryland, was convicted in 1983 of trying to kidnap members of the Federal Reserve Board two years earlier. In that incident, he was captured by a guard in the board’s headquarters after running to the second floor, where the board was meeting. He was carrying a revolver, a hunting knife and a sawed-off shotgun in a shoulder bag, the police said..................