US EditionIn 1996, tensions culminated in YMCA shooting and triggered criminal, civil trials
- On March 26, 1996, William Hart shot Clifton Rodenburg at the Fargo-Moorhead YMCA during a workout, then shot himself afterward, as reported on March 27, 1996.
- Hart was convicted and sentenced as a special dangerous offender for attempted murder, allowing a judge to exceed the 20-year maximum sentence.
- The YMCA was found not liable for the shooting in a 2000 court case, with Rodenburg awarded $2.6 million in damages, as supported by the Cass County District Court.
- Clifton Rodenburg died on January 27, 2024, and Hart remains incarcerated in the North Dakota Penitentiary, denied parole on May 3, 2023.
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In 1996, tensions culminated in YMCA shooting and triggered criminal, civil trials
FARGO, ND — Clifton “Cliff” Rodenburg was in the middle of his early-morning workout when a 6-foot, 5-inch, 300-pound man, a drifter known as “Creole,” walked into the Fargo-Moorhead YMCA’s weight room on March 26, 1996. He carried a handbag. Inside were bullets, a defamation lawsuit filed by Rodenburg against “Creole,” and a 357-caliber handgun, according to news reports at the time. The 45-year-old drifter, William Hart, knew where to find Rod…
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