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Article: Wrestler Killed By Du Pont Heir
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- Chicago Sun-Times
- Article date:
- January 27, 1996
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NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. An heir to the Du Pont chemical company
fortune shot an Olympic gold medal wrestler to death Friday, then hid
inside his mansion as SWAT team members converged on his estate,
police said.
Police said John E. du Pont was heavily armed and had barricaded
himself alone inside a bedroom of his mansion in suburban
Philadelphia. Three female friends who had been talking with him
inside gave up and left at about 7:30 p.m., police said.
"John du Pont is a marksman, and he has an arsenal," police Sgt.
Brian McNeill said.
Dave Schultz, 36, was shot once in the arm and twice in the
chest shortly before 3 p.m. and was pronounced dead at Mercy
Haverford Hospital, police said.
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