This has been recognised by the Reverend John Matthews who is chairing the independent inquiry into the way the government's drug policy is being operated.

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Last October John Matthews, owner of the Jazz Daiquiri Lounge on South Claiborne and a witness to the first murder, was shot 17 times in his own house.

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In addition to the park, the storm also caused extensive damage to a marina and a hardware store in Sevier County, Tennessee, according to John Matthews, the county's emergency management agency.

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