Louie Gohmert: “Last Thursday, February 24, 2005, in the city of Tyler, Texas, gun fire erupted outside the Smith County courthouse. An…”

“Last Thursday, February 24, 2005, in the city of Tyler, Texas, gun fire erupted outside the Smith County courthouse. An estranged and enraged ex-husband, irate over a domestic hearing, lay in wait outside the courthouse for his ex-wife and one of his sons who was 23. The courthouse was well secured inside while also having a metal detector inside its entrance. Such security measures probably prevented the soon-to-be murderer from carrying his rifle inside the courthouse and shooting not only his ex-wife and son, but also the many witnesses, jurors, parties and personnel who would have been inside, as had occurred in another courthouse some years ago and miles away. As the ex-wife left the courthouse, the murderer opened fire hitting her and also her own son. Mark Wilson, a nearby Good Samaritan and hero, immediately without hesitation and without thought for his own safety went into action. He pulled his concealed weapon that he was lawfully carrying and accurately shot the murderer more than once. He could tell he was hitting the murderer, but what he did not know was that that murderer was wearing extensive body armor. That fact allowed the murderer to turn and fire fatal shots at our selfless hero Mark Wilson. In the process of Mark's firing such accurate shots, he not only hurt the murderer, he also distracted him from the many innocent bystanders in the area.”