Mike Swoboda

Mike Swoboda (September 1938 – September 6, 2008) was the former mayor of Kirkwood, Missouri, first elected to the position in 2000 for a term lasting until 2004, and re-elected in 2004 for a term lasting until 2008.

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]} The mayor 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.^[7][8]

On September 6, 2008, Mike Swoboda died in hospice after a rapid decline in health status due to the shooting. ^[9] According to Swoboda's son, cancer was also an additional factor that contributed to his father's health decline.^[10]

References

1. ^ "6 dead in shooting rampage at Kirkwood City Council". St. Louis Post Dispatch. 2008-02-07. http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/stlouiscitycounty/story/DF9F175C2F225844862573E9001BDB9A?OpenDocument. Retrieved 2008-02-07. 
2. ^ Nizza, Mike; Baranauckas, Carla (2008-02-08). "Missouri Shooter’s Motives Emerge". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/08/us/08cnd-missouri.html?hp. Retrieved 2008-02-08. 
3. ^ "Man opens fire at Mo. council meeting". United Press International. 2008-02-07. http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Top_News/2008/02/07/man_opens_fire_at_mo_council_meeting/9960/. Retrieved 2008-02-07. 
4. ^ "Gunman in Kirkwood City Hall attack left a suicide note". KMOV.com. 2008-02-08. Archived from the original on 2008-02-09. http://web.archive.org/web/20080209142856/http://www.kmov.com/topstories/stories/kmov_localnews_080207_gunshots.9d9f3598.html. Retrieved 2008-02-08. 
5. ^ "Kirkwood Mayor Shot Twice, Has Second Surgery". KDSK.com. 2008-02-08. http://www.ksdk.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=139915. Retrieved 2008-02-08. ^{[dead link]}
6. ^ Stephen Deere (2008-02-15). "Kirkwood's mayor continues to improve". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/stlouiscitycounty/story/885D164A3D162578862573F00056E345?OpenDocument. Retrieved 2008-02-15. 
7. ^ "Mayor Swoboda's condition upgraded to satisfactory". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. 2008-02-23. http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/stlouiscitycounty/story/A82421F0FDAA42D2862573F80077206E?OpenDocument. Retrieved 2008-02-27. 
8. ^ "Wounded Kirkwood mayor's progress called amazing". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. 2008-02-27. http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/stlouiscitycounty/story/B11CA4C58F912B82862573FC001669FB?OpenDocument. Retrieved 2008-02-27. 
9. ^ http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/stlouiscitycounty/story/FB655C8A51D2B402862574BC00544C98?OpenDocument
10. ^ http://www.websterkirkwoodtimes.com/Articles-i-2008-09-12-80335.113117_MIKE_SWOBODA_19382008.html

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Name	Swoboda, Mike
Alternative names
Short description	American politician
Date of birth	1938
Place of birth
Date of death	2008-09-06
Place of death

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