Victim believes mistaken identity spurred first shooting in Ala. rampage
Source: Associated Press
Victim believes mistaken identity spurred first shooting in Ala. rampage
Article by: JAY REEVES , Associated Press
Updated: July 19, 2012 - 3:11 PM
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - The first person wounded in a shooting rampage in Alabama said Thursday that the gunman asked where to find a black man then opened fire in what the victim believes was a case of mistaken identity.
Bruce Bankhead was shot once in the spree that wounded 17 more people at a nearby bar early Tuesday morning. Bankhead says the gunman came to his house looking for a black man, used a racial slur and then opened fire when Bankhead indicated he didn't know who he was talking about.
"I said `Who?' That's when I saw him pull the gun out and he started shooting," Bankhead said in a phone interview with The Associated Press.
Nathan Van Wilkins has been charged with 18 counts of attempted murder and is also accused of setting several fires during the rampage. Police haven't said what his motive may have been. He has asked to be represented by the public defender's office, which declined comment Thursday.
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