A defense expert said Ronald Gay suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder from Vietnam, psychosis and a heavy dependence on alcohol. He goes on trial in May for the Backstreet Cafe shootings. The most critically injured of the cafe survivors, Page Webb looks at her recovery with optimism and determination.
Nothing can kill our spirit.
Some people who were at the bar the night of the shooting were back, determined not to let the incident make them afraid. Police have said Ronald Edward Gay confessed to the shootings, which might have been sparked by his distress about connotations associated with his last name. An incident in Vietnam may have been the first in a long line of events that led to his undoing. I saw the fire come out of the gun, I heard the bam . . . It was a normal night at the Backstreet Cafe until the stranger in the black trench coat walked in.