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Witnesses: Alleged Gunman Went Onto Stage, Fired Shots

POSTED: 10:32 pm EST December 8, 2004
UPDATED: 12:25 am EST December 9, 2004
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- At least five people died and two others were wounded after a shooting at a Columbus nightclub on Wednesday night, NBC 4 reported.

The shooting took place shortly after 10 p.m. at Alrosa Villa, located at 5055 Sinclair Road.

Two members of the heavy metal band Damageplan were reportedly shot and killed, including Dimebag Darrell, formerly with the band Pantera, NBC 4's David Wayne reported. The other band member's name was not released. The alleged gunman also died at the scene, Wayne reported.

Shortly after the band began playing its first song, a man reportedly ran onto the stage and began shooting, according to a witness who identified himself as Sean. Some members of the audience reportedly thought the man running onto the stage with a gun was part of the band's act, NBC 4's Erin Tate reported.

Witnesses said that several shots were fired at the band. Witnesses said that a bouncer at the club tackled the alleged gunman before that person was shot and killed. It was unclear as to whom shot the alleged gunman.

NBC 4 reported that of the surviving victims, one person was in critical condition while the other was in fair condition. Several others were treated at the scene, suffering from various injuries.

Alrosa Villa is a popular north Columbus nightspot for young adults, featuring rock and heavy metal bands, NBC 4 reported.

According to the band's Web site, Damageplan was touring nationally. It performed in Buffalo, N.Y., on Tuesday night and had a concert scheduled in Flint, Mich., on Thursday.

Damageplan featured former Pantera artists Dimebag Darrell and Vinnie Paul. The pair were joined by vocalist Patrick Lachman and bassist Bobzilla, according to their Web site.

:O thats horrible! I liked damageplan too :( some people are just messed up

I can't believe I'm reading this, this guy was my fucking hero. I was such a Pantera nerd, and I still am. I'll have to have a shot of whiskey to mourn his passing.


Inasnum, I seriously and honestly do hope they find your sorry *** drowning in a pool of your own vomit and ***** you worthless shitkicker.

cry me a f'ucking river, *****

Edited, Thu Dec 9 01:19:54 2004 by Asperitas

Strangely enough, my hero was gunned down on December 8 1980. R.I.P. John Lennon :(

This is a sad day for any fan of live music.

I'm not a fan of Damageplan or much of Pantera's music but this truely sucks. Darrell was one of metal's more tallented guitarists, and this genre has lost a valuable member of its ranks R.I.P.

The other story here is how lax the security is at a lot of these small club shows. The gunman should have never had the opportunity to get in the place with his weapon, let alone get on stage without being tackled first.

I get frustrated with how hard it can be to bring a camera into shows sometimes. I won't anymore. It's the price a fan has to pay in order to insure multiple people don't get murdered at one of their favorite band's concerts. What a fucked up world we live in.

Was Rick James there?

Fuckin A!

I loved pantera, and when they broke up, it sucked. But then damage plan was created and they were pretty good.

I can't believe he's dead, as a matter of fact, Vinnie Paul is dead now as well I hear. Goddamn bastards gotta go and kill musicians.

as a tribute I'll have to go listen to Nerf Herders "Pantera fans in love" and then at least 2 pantera albums.

Heavy-metal music causes heavy-metal fan to shoot up heavy-metal concert? Paging Dr. Leary! (Denis, not Tim)

I was listening to Darrell and Vinnie on a RockLine interview a few months ago, this must have been before or at the beginning of their tour. I loved Pantera back in the day.

I should call up my cousin about this. He's a Deputy Dawg out in central OH somewhere.

So sad


"Bring me the head of Barry Manilow! I want to have a Barry Manilow skull-keg party!"

Edited, Thu Dec 9 16:51:07 2004 by Gadin

I was also hoping for a Pantera reunion.

R.I.P. Rest In Pissed Offedness

Why can't shi[/u]t like this happen to boy bands?! Huh?! WHY!