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James von Brunn

James Wenneker von Brunn (July 11, 1920 – January 6, 2010) was an American man who was responsible for the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum shooting in Washington, D.C. on June 10, 2009. Security guard Stephen Tyrone Johns was killed in the shooting, and von Brunn was wounded by two security guards who returned fire. Von Brunn was a white supremacist.[1] and Holocaust denier[1][2] He was born in St. Louis, Missouri.

James von Brunn
Mug shot of von Brunn taken in 2009
BornJames Wenneker von Brunn
(1920-07-11)July 11, 1920
St. Louis, Missouri
DiedJanuary 6, 2010(2010-01-06) (aged 89)
Butner, North Carolina
Conviction(s)Burglary, assault, weapons charges, and attempted kidnapping
PenaltyImprisonment of six and a half years
StatusDeceased
OccupationAdvertising executive and producer, author

Von Brunn was named the prime suspect in the shooting, and was charged with first-degree murder and firearms violations. While awaiting trial, von Brunn died on January 6, 2010 in Butner, North Carolina from congestive heart failure caused by sepsis, aged 89.[3]

James Von Brunn Media

  • A sign honoring Stephen Tyrone Johns, the Special Police Officer shot and killed during the shooting, located in the museum's lobby.

  • The day after the shooting, the Holocaust Museum's flag flew at half-staff in memory of the murdered guard, Stephen Tyrone Johns.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Guard Slain in Museum Shootout ID'd; Gunman Hospitalized". WJLA-TV. 2009-06-10. http://www.wjla.com/news/stories/0609/630674.html. Retrieved 2009-06-10. 
  2. ↑ "Gunman, guard shot at Holocaust museum". MSNBC. 2009-06-10. Retrieved 2009-06-10.
  3. ↑ J. W. von Brunn, Accused Museum Gunman, Dies at 89. January 7, 2010. p. B19. https://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/07/us/07vonbrunn.html. 

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