On 4/14/13 10:09 PM, jps wrote:

Poetry in motion...

April 14 (Reuters) - A Texas man used a gun to commit suicide in the
infield of a National Rifle Association-sponsored NASCAR race at the
Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth late on Saturday, local authorities
said.

Kirk Franklin, 42, of nearby Saginaw died after shooting himself at
10:30 p.m. on Saturday during the NRA 500 Sprint Cup race, according
to the Tarrant County Medical Examiner.

Franklin was involved in a verbal altercation with other race
spectators before the incident, said Daniel Segura, a Fort Worth
Police Department spokesman.

Franklin's body was found in the back seat of a truck, according to an
online police report. (Reporting by Brendan O'Brien in Milwaukee;
Editing by Edith Honan and Eric Walsh)



I understand when this was first reported, there was an effort made by
track officials to conceal the fact that the guy *shot himself* at an
event sponsored by the NRA.