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Article: DU PONT HEIR HOLES UP AFTER SLAYING TOP OLYMPIC WRESTLER SHOT TO DEATH.(News)

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January 27, 1996
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An heir to the du Pont fortune shot a top Olympic wrestler to death yesterday on his estate, then holed up inside his mansion and refused to negotiate with SWAT team members, police said.

John E. du Pont was heavily armed and had barricaded himself alone inside a second-floor bedroom of his mansion in suburban Philadelphia, police said.

Negotiations broke down after several hours. Officers could see du Pont walking around late last night, and early today they were keeping their distance.

``John du Pont is a marksman and he has an arsenal,'' said police Sgt. Brian McNeill.

Dave Schultz, 36, was shot once in the arm and twice in the ...

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