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Web Site Taunts Suspect
UPDATED: 11:30 am EDT May 13,
2003
CLEVELAND -- More information is being learned for the alleged Case Western Reserve University shooter.
Live On Five Investigator Jodi Brooks pored over hundreds of pages of court documents that will be part of the evidence against Biswanath Halder, 62, the man suspected of the Case Western Reserve University shootings Friday.
Halder has been charged with one count of aggravated murder and two attempted murder charges. He is being held without bond.Halder had filed a lawsuit againt Shawn Miller, a Case computer lab assistant, over Halder's Web site.It's unclear how much of Friday's terror was planned, but a letter to the judge written more than a year ago said if the court dismisses the case, "it would be dangerous because the ends of justice would not be met." A judge did end up dismissing the case and two weeks ago, an appeals court judge refused to review it.Although it was unclear what type of weapon Halder reportedly had on Friday, documents show it was a 9 mm Ruger, an easy to handle firearm and a favorite among security guards, Brooks said."The Ruger 9 mm is an excellent firearm," said Diane Donnett, a firearm expert. "It's a good target round, a good self-defense firearm."Also used was the M-11, 9 mm Cobray. It is banned as part of the 1994 Crime Bill, meaning it's OK to own, but illegal to manufacture. 
"The big draw in that firearm was that you could have a 32-round magazine in it and have 32 rounds in the gun," Donnett said.The ammunition used were hollow-point bullets, designed for maximum amount of damage and minimal penetration.Donnett said it's clear that the alleged gunman had little training. After a seven-hour standoff, Halder was arrested.Norman Wallace, 30, a graduate student was killed. Two others were injured."If this gentleman had really known what he was doing, the fatalities would've been way up," she said.
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Halder has been charged with one count of aggravated murder and two attempted murder charges. He is being held without bond.Halder had filed a lawsuit againt Shawn Miller, a Case computer lab assistant, over Halder's Web site.It's unclear how much of Friday's terror was planned, but a letter to the judge written more than a year ago said if the court dismisses the case, "it would be dangerous because the ends of justice would not be met." A judge did end up dismissing the case and two weeks ago, an appeals court judge refused to review it.Although it was unclear what type of weapon Halder reportedly had on Friday, documents show it was a 9 mm Ruger, an easy to handle firearm and a favorite among security guards, Brooks said."The Ruger 9 mm is an excellent firearm," said Diane Donnett, a firearm expert. "It's a good target round, a good self-defense firearm."Also used was the M-11, 9 mm Cobray. It is banned as part of the 1994 Crime Bill, meaning it's OK to own, but illegal to manufacture. "The big draw in that firearm was that you could have a 32-round magazine in it and have 32 rounds in the gun," Donnett said.The ammunition used were hollow-point bullets, designed for maximum amount of damage and minimal penetration.Donnett said it's clear that the alleged gunman had little training. After a seven-hour standoff, Halder was arrested.Norman Wallace, 30, a graduate student was killed. Two others were injured."If this gentleman had really known what he was doing, the fatalities would've been way up," she said.His Web Site
Halder would write about destruction on his Web site, and there were anonymous postings calling him a moron, and a making fun of his fake hair and fake teeth.One posting said, "People around you don't like you, so take a hike and get out of our lives."Read more about the lawsuit.Copyright 2007 by NewsNet5. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
