friends of mine that are in the hospital. they were in good spirits considering. of course they re counting their blessings. just such a random act of violence. it s hard to explain. this community will come back. our hearts are breaking right now. we are hurting, but we ll bounce back. it s a great community, a lot of prayers a lot of people supporting each other. so we ll be good. thank you so much sir. i appreciate your time. thank you. i want to bring in miguel marquez. please described this gunman the man response for all this pain and horror described him as a drifter. you ve been dryinging on his past. he wasn t always a drifter. it appears in 2001 there was a significant event that has rocked his world. he lost his business lost his liquor license in la grange georgia. in response to that and what he felt was government overreaction he hung a flag with a swastika on it outside his business for about a month.
i talked to an associate of his earlier on the air who said he was quick tempered he was political. in fact, he ran for office a couple times in columbus georgia. also in georgia, he owned a bar at one point. local sheriff in la grange georgia, local deputy said they had to shut down the bar because of violations. he shows back up and hangs a banner with a swutsastika on the sign so large you could see it from the roadway. that s the kind of guy we re looking at here. great to have your you have all the trouble spots to cover. thanks so much craig melvin in lafayette, louisiana. the topic of gun violence has been on president obama s mind. here what he told the bbc in an interview conducted yesterday before the shotting. if you ask me where has been the one area where i feel that i have been most frustrated and most stymied, it is the fact