On 27 November 1978, Dan White climbed through a first-floor window of San Francisco’s City Hall. He was carrying a loaded revolver and ten extra rounds of ammunition.
White knew the layout of the City Hall building well: he had worked there for several months as a senior official, until resigning a few weeks earlier. On entering the building, White made his way to the office of George Moscone, San Francisco’s mayor. There he pleaded with Moscone to be allowed to withdraw his resignation and get his job back. Moscone refused. White then killed Moscone by shooting him four times, including twice in the head. White then reloaded his gun and made his way to the office of another senior official, Harvey Milk. White killed Milk by shooting him five times, including twice in the head.
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