Former Trump ally Mike Gill dies from gunshot wounds days after carjacking

04 February 2024 , 03:35

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The shooting happened while Mike Gill was seated in his car (Image: Linkedin)

Mike Gill, a former member of former president Donald Trump's cabinet, has died from wounds he received following a carjacking in Washington, D.C.

On Monday night, as Gill was seated in his automobile at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, a suspect broke into it and shot Gill. Kristina, GIll's wife, informed her husband's family of his death. "It is with profound sadness that I wish to inform the community of the passing of my husband, Mike Gill," Kristina wrote. "His sudden departure has left a void in our lives that can never be filled."

"In this time of grief, we are grateful for the outpouring of love and support from family, friends, and the community, and extend our heartfelt gratitude to everyone who has reached out to offer condolences and assistance."

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Police said Artell Cunningham was on a shooting frenzy that night (Metropolitan Police Department)

Artell Cunningham shot Gill, a married father of three, on K Street NW last Monday at approximately 5:45 p.m. Gill perished in the hospital on Saturday. During Donald Trump's presidency, he was the chief operating officer of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

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A few hours later, two New Carrollton Police officers shot and killed 28-year-old Cunningham in the northeastern Maryland suburbs of Washington, DC.

After his crime spree that resulted in the deaths of 35-year-old Alberto Vasquez Jr. in a separate carjacking in Washington, DC, 90 minutes after Gill was shot, police apprehended him around 4:30 a.m. on Tuesday.

Gill was the former chief operating officer of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Getty Images)

Cunningham's terror campaign claimed Gill as its first victim, and a few minutes later at 7:05 p.m, he attempted to carjack another driver on 3rd Street NE but was unsuccessful.

After shooting Vasquez between 3rd Street and N Street at 7:17 p.m, he stole his vehicle, which was subsequently discovered in Takoma Park.

Cunningham continued his string of carjackings in and around Washington, DC, and the surrounding areas. At 11:23 p.m, he used a revolver to strike a taxi driver in the head and then stole his vehicle from University Park in Prince George's County, Maryland.

Then, at around 2:30 in the morning, he fired a round through the windshield of a Maryland State Police trooper's vehicle, and at around 3 in the morning, he sprayed bullets into the door of a DC Police officer's vehicle. The stolen vehicle was located disabled by the side of the road close to an Annapolis Road laundromat, according to New Carrollton Police tracking information.

The Cunningham approached them and produced two handguns as they were surveying the scene. He was then shot and killed in the hospital.

Assistant Chief of Police for the District of Columbia, Jeffery Carroll, stated that Cunningham was experiencing a mental health crisis at the time and had a criminal record.

Mataeo Smith