School gunman shot himself at board meeting

Officials said 56-year-old Clay Duke shot himself in Panama City after exchanging gunfire with Bay District's security chief. Witnesses say Duke may have been complaining that his wife had lost her job.

Earlier reports suggested the school's security chief, Mike Jones, fired the fatal shot, but Panama City police said, after reviewing video footage of the shooting, it was determined that the gunman shot himself.

Witnesses said Duke walked up to a podium at the meeting, spray painted a red "V" with a circle around it on a wall and then began firing. There were no other injuries.

The gunman told everyone to leave "except these clowns behind the counter here", referring to the school board members.

The gunman was in a heated discussion with the school board members, witness Leon Walters said.