Former Allegany County Legislator murdered in Seattle shooting rampage

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Dr. Robert “Bob” Hassan, a retired physician, Air Force colonel and Allegany County legislator was killed in a shooting rampage Wednesday in Seattle. Hassan was also founder of the Allegany County Tax Watch group. According to the Seattle Times, Hassan was shot in the head while driving home after a game of pinochle with friends.
The man arrested, who is also accused of shooting a woman in a car and a Metro bus driver in what police say was a random attack, allegedly stole Hassan’s red Prius and led officers on a short pursuit before colliding with another vehicle. The driver of that car, 75-year-old Richard T. Lee, died from his injuries.
The suspected gunman, Tad-Michael Norman, 33, was arrested at the scene on investigation of homicide, assault and robbery.
Born in 1943 in Niagara Falls, New York, Hassan graduated summa cum laude from the University of Pittsburgh with a degree in chemistry. He joined the Navy before attending medical school, also at the University of Pittsburgh, and later served as a flight surgeon in a variety of postings, his brother said.