Chenault shot King with two pistols as she sat at the organ of the Ebenezer Baptist Church. Chenault stated that he shot King because "all Christians are my enemies" and claimed that he had decided that black ministers were a menace to black people. (30 June 1974)
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Thursday 1st of October 1992 (-) — Activist and founder of Die Grünen Petra Kelly shot dead while sleeping by her partner, 69-year-old ex-general Gert Bastian. After killing Kelly, Bastian committed suicide with the same weapon. Their bodies were only found weeks later after Bastian's wife summoned the police to search Kelly's flat.