Captain America Assassinated

Posted by Wasmith on 2007/3/7 9:30:34

Daily Bugle: Captain America shot and killed

Living legend assassinated on steps of Federal Courthouse

By The Daily Bugle Staff

Earlier today, we reported on the attempted assassination of a former
superhero. We can now confirm that the victim has been identified as
Steve Rogers, a.k.a. Captain America. Rogers was pronounced dead at
Mercy Hospital due to injuries suffered from multiple gunshot wounds
to the shoulder, chest and stomach.

Eyewitness reports claim that the initial bullet, tagging Rogers in
the shoulder, came from a sniper perched atop or in one of the
buildings adjacent to the Federal Courthouse. Several other shots
were fired during the ensuing commotion--hitting Rogers in the chest
and stomach--but witnesses fleeing the scene, as well as the U.S.
Marshals who were escorting Rogers, have stated there was only one
sniper shot fired.

The identity of the assassin(s), as well as the origin of the other
shots, have not yet been revealed. Agents from S.H.I.E.L.D., the FBI
and local police are working together on the investigation and have
begun combing the buildings in the area. A S.H.I.E.L.D. spokesperson
declined to comment on the shooting, and stressed that few details
regarding the investigation would be available while it's being
conducted.

Rogers, a veteran of World War II, thought lost during the close of
those hostilities, returned to action decades later and was
instrumental in the early days of the Avengers. He had been at the
forefront of American superheroics until recently when he openly and
violently opposed the U.S. government's Superhero Registration Act.
As Captain America, Rogers battled pro-Registration forces last week
in Manhattan until surrendering himself to S.H.I.E.L.D. custody. He
was on his way to his arraignment when he was struck down earlier
today.

Rogers has never been married and has no known living relatives.

For more on the shooting, see Captain America #25.