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Mike Gill, who worked as an official within the regulator of American trade exchanges under the Trump era, succumbed to his injuries on Monday, a week after being shot in the head.
An attack “vicious” And “cruel”, according to Donald Trump. Mike Gill, a former member of the administration of the former President of the United States, was the victim of “car jacking” (the theft of a vehicle on public roads with violence or threats against its driver) last Monday, report our colleagues from Sky News And Fox 5which covers news from Washington DC in particular. He succumbed to his injuries a week later, this Monday, February 5, after being seriously injured by a bullet from the assailant.
Mike Gill, former regulator of the American Stock Exchange, was sitting in his car, parked in a parking lot in northwest Washington, DC, when the suspect, Artell Cunningham, a 28-year-old man, attempted to enter in the vehicle. Armed, the assailant fired and allegedly hit “in the head” the official, according to the account given by Donald Trump on his platform, Truth Social. The thug quickly fled the scene, before attacking other people, including a 35-year-old man, Alberto Vasquez Jr, whom he shot dead while driving his vehicle. He also attempted to steal a parked sedan, without success.
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Artell Cunningham was eventually identified minutes later, driving a stolen SUV. In wanting to arrest him, the authorities confronted the assailant, armed with two pistols. He was eventually shot dead by police.
Mike Gill was pronounced dead on Monday, February 5. Donald Trump called him “brilliant (…) He was a unique man. His family and friends are devastated.. The District of Columbia Board of Elections, on which Mike Gill served for several years, described him as a “real friend” in a press release. “His sudden departure leaves a void in our lives that can never be filled”for his part reacted his wife, Kristina Gill.