David Mahonski
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David Allen Mahonski was an electrician from Williamsport, Pennsylvania who was shot by a White House guard on 15 March 1984. The 25 year old had been under FBI surveillance for making threats against then-president Ronald Reagan. He had been warned to stay away from the White House by United States Secret Service officers in the months leading up to the shooting.
On the day of the shooting he was noticed in front of the south grounds of the White House by security agents who then approached him. He pulled a sawed-off shotgun from beneath his coat, and one of the agents shot him in the arm with a revolver. He was subsequently arrested.
He was arraigned on March 16, and scheduled for a psychiatric evaluation which later detected 'emotional problems'.
[edit] References
- ^ - Many later sources have given the date of the shooting as Mar. 3 (E.g. Buffa, Denise. 2001. "It's almost getting to be a regular event" New York Post, Feb. 8, pp8). However news reports at the time indicate it took place on 15 March.
- ^ - Rasky, Susan. 1984. "Man With a Loaded Shotgun Is Shot Outside White House" New York Times, March 16, ppA1.
- ^ - Stein, Lisa. 1984. "White House Shooting Suspect Faces Tests" Morning Call, March 17. ppW03.
