He was wounded on February 7, 2008, when Charles "Cookie" Thornton went on a shooting rampage at a meeting in the city hall. Swoboda, who was one of the targets of the rampage, was taken to St. John’s Mercy Medical Center in critical condition.[1][2][3][4]
Swoboda was shot in the lower jaw, with the bullet exiting from his cheek, and was also shot in the back of his head. He received a surgery on February 7 and a second on February 8, which lasted three hours.[5] On February 13, he opened his eyes, and on the 15th his condition was upgraded to serious.[6] On February 23, his condition was upgraded to satisfactory. However, on September 6, 2008, Swoboda died in hospice after a rapid health decline shortly before his 70th birthday.[7] According to Swoboda's son, cancer was an additional factor that contributed to his father's health decline.[citation needed]
mike, swoboda, michael, emil, mike, swoboda, september, 1938, september, 2008, mayor, kirkwood, missouri, periods, 2000, 2008, mayor, kirkwood, missouriin, office, 2000, 2008preceded, bymarge, schrammsucceeded, byart, mcdonnellpersonal, detailsbornmichael, emi. Michael Emil Mike Swoboda September 29 1938 September 6 2008 was the mayor of Kirkwood Missouri for two periods 2000 2008 Mike SwobodaMayor of Kirkwood MissouriIn office 2000 2008Preceded byMarge SchrammSucceeded byArt McDonnellPersonal detailsBornMichael Emil Swoboda 1938 09 29 September 29 1938DiedSeptember 6 2008 2008 09 06 aged 69 NationalityAmerican He was wounded on February 7 2008 when Charles Cookie Thornton went on a shooting rampage at a meeting in the city hall Swoboda who was one of the targets of the rampage was taken to St John s Mercy Medical Center in critical condition 1 2 3 4 Swoboda was shot in the lower jaw with the bullet exiting from his cheek and was also shot in the back of his head He received a surgery on February 7 and a second on February 8 which lasted three hours 5 On February 13 he opened his eyes and on the 15th his condition was upgraded to serious 6 On February 23 his condition was upgraded to satisfactory However on September 6 2008 Swoboda died in hospice after a rapid health decline shortly before his 70th birthday 7 According to Swoboda s son cancer was an additional factor that contributed to his father s health decline citation needed See also editList of assassinated American politiciansReferences edit 6 dead in shooting rampage at Kirkwood City Council St Louis Post Dispatch 2008 02 07 Archived from the original on 2008 02 08 Retrieved 2008 02 07 Nizza Mike Baranauckas Carla 2008 02 08 Missouri Shooter s Motives Emerge The New York Times Retrieved 2008 02 08 Man opens fire at Mo council meeting United Press International 2008 02 07 Archived from the original on 2008 02 12 Retrieved 2008 02 07 Gunman in Kirkwood City Hall attack left a suicide note KMOV com 2008 02 08 Archived from the original on 2008 02 09 Retrieved 2008 02 08 Kirkwood Mayor Shot Twice Has Second Surgery KDSK com 2008 02 08 Archived from the original on 2013 01 27 Retrieved 2008 02 08 Stephen Deere 2008 02 15 Kirkwood s mayor continues to improve St Louis Post Dispatch Archived from the original on 2008 02 18 Retrieved 2008 02 15 STLtoday Former Kirkwood Mayor Mike Swoboda dies Archived from the original on 2008 09 08 Retrieved 2008 09 06 nbsp This article about a mayor in Missouri is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mike Swoboda amp oldid 1220292172, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
