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Assassination of Jim Pouillon
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Harlan James Drake has been arraigned for the September 11, 2009 shooting deaths of anti-abortion activist Jim Pouillon, 63, and Michael Fuoss, 61. Pouillon was a well-known local activist and member of Operation Save America. Shooting and arrest At 7:20 AM, a gunman in a passing vehicle shot Pouillon he protested across the street from Owosso High School in Owosso, Michigan. Witnesses recorded the license plate number, and an hour later police arrested Drake. Drake indicated he had also shot Fuoss at the gravel business he owned.<ref name="cnn" /> Authorities said Fuoss was not connected to the anti-abortion movement.<ref name="nyt" /> A Center for Reproductive Rights spokesperson said the shooting did not seem to be tied to the abortion debate due to the murder of Fuoss.<ref name="nyt" /> Police said Drake was offended by anti-abortion material that Pouillon had displayed across from the school for the previous week.<ref name="cnn" /> 
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