Abdelkrim Belachheb

 VICTIMS: 6

The Date: June 29, 1984
The Place: Ianni's Club - Dallas, Texas.

32 year old Marcelle Ford was dancing with Abdelkrim Belachheb, a 39 year old Moroccan, when he seemed to say something that really upset her. Quite what it was that he said is unknown but she was seen furiously pushing Belachheb away at one point during the night. Belachheb's response was to stand back and playfully blow her a kiss before he walked away, seemingly indifferent about her rejection. But a few minutes later it became obvious that he was more than a little upset by her actions.

Belachheb came back into the club with a 9mm automatic pistol which he pointed at Marcelle Ford and fired. As is usual with gunshots at close range, she fell to the floor where Belachheb emptied the clip into her body. As soon as he had emptied the gun into the bitch that had rejected him he was off. But he wasn't gone for very long. He went outside only to reload the gun, and once that was done he was back inside firing indiscriminately into the crowded, panicked, dance floor. He managed to hit 6 more people, killing five (Frank Parker, Joseph Minasi, Janice Smith, Linda Lowe & Ligia Kozlowski) instantly.

By the time Police arrived Belachheb was long gone, and somehow Marcelle Ford was still alive. This little uplifting moment didn't last long though, she died on the way to hospital.

Police spent the next few hours trying to find Belachheb, locating his car near his house, but finding no sign of him whatsoever. But his freedom ended a few hours later as he came to his senses and called police telling them where they could find him and that he was ready to go peacefully.

It seems that he had spent the last few hours of freedom celebrating the final day of Ramadan. For those that don't know Islam this is the time that Muslims starve themselves during the day and refrain from violence.

On November 15, 1984, Abdelkrim Belachheb was found guilty of 6 murders and was sentenced to life imprisonment.
 

MY OPINION

I do like nightclub shootings as most people that I know that go out to them a complete cunts that deserve this type of treatment. But the best thing about this shooting was the fact that he was a Muslim, and it was during the whole Ramadan thing. It really is funny when these religious types go off, it always ends up being more of a laugh than anything else. If he had of killed himself this would have been a really good massacre, but because he wimped out I'm afraid it will never be remembered as more than a funny little story.