He ran outside, and, on the southern horizon, he saw a blue haze.

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Smith said he ran outside, saw a friend and eventually spotted a pilot who was "laying there" and bleeding.

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Instead, she ran outside and screamed, "He's got a gun, " he said.

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He ran from his classroom, down a stairwell and outside.

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Once outside, realizing what had happened, he ran to his friend and tried to help, but there was nothing to be done.

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He ran for president in 1988, and although his candidacy drew little attention outside of the Rust Belt, he did receive 2 percent of the vote in the Ohio primary and earned a delegate to the Democratic National Convention.

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