 He then escaped into a public hallway, where he briefly took hostages when cornered by four other responding bailiffs (T. Schultz, M. Russell, F. Lull and K. Field).As Gordon moved toward an unsecured stairway he pointed the weapon in the direction of the bailiffs who then shot and killed him.In the course of stopping Gordon, a civilian (Ellis) was shot, receiving non-life-threatening wounds to her arm.