Man went on rampage in Massachusetts gay bar 20 years ago

Описание: An attack with a hatchet and a gun at a gay bar in New Bedford, Massachusetts, 20 years ago this week brought trauma -- and change.

Around midnight on Feb. 1, 2006, an 18-year-old man walked into Puzzles Lounge on North Front Street and asked if it was a gay bar.

Minutes later, he unleashed violence on the unsuspecting patrons.

Patrons fought back against the attacker, who then started shooting.

"He aimed it right for my head. He really wanted to harm everybody. He was just firing everywhere," bartender Phil Daggett told reporters the next morning.

The three victims at Puzzles survived.

But the violence did not end there.

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