it was the dude who ran against him in the election
Councilman killed
New York City Councilman James Davis, a former police officer, was killed in a shooting at City Hall today, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said. The gunman was shot and killed by a police bodyguard, a police source told CNN. The shooter was a political rival of Davis in this year's council elections, according to Bloomberg.
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