ST. JOSEPH (WKZO-AM) — The Berrien County Sheriff’s Department has released new information and court videos detailing what happened on the day that Larry Gordon shot Joe Zangaro and Ron Kienzle at the county’s courthouse.
Sheriff’s Department Detective Greg Sanders said officers found a letter Gordon had written to his ex-wife in his cell, in which he apologizes and says he plans to go on the run or die trying. Sanders and Sheriff Paul Bailey briefed reporters on Friday on the investigation, which they add is still active.
Sanders showed video from inside the courtroom, where you see Kienzle run out after Gordon attacked a deputy and took his gun. Seconds later, you hear him tell the suspect not to shoot before the gunshot hits like a hammer.
Surveillance video from the hallway shows him using hostages as screens and other bailiffs taking him out.
