Spot News, 3rd prize
Paul Vathis
The Associated Press
The Associated Press
22 January, 1987
Convicted of bribery and due to be sentenced to federal court, American State Treasurer Robert Budd Dwyer shoots himself in front of photographers at a news conference in his office.
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