Místní policie již zjistila totožnost vraha. Je jím pětadvacetiletý Nathan Gale. Jednou z vyšetřovacích verzí jeho motivace je rovněž ta, že se jednalo o pomstu za rozpad PANTERY, který měl mít Dimebag na svědomí.  Tragédii se samozřejmě věnují prakticky všechny metalové webziny a rovněž  zpravodajské servery včetně televizních stanic. Příslušné články si můžete přečíst  na novinky.cz či idnes.cz.  Fotky z místa činu jsou tady, jeden z videozáznamů zde, zvukový záznam policejního briefingu tu. Postupně se k této nešťastné události vyjadřují i muzikanti a další známé osobnosti:
„Do not let this tragedy stop you from going to metal shows and don`t let anyone tell you that this has ANYTHING to do with metal music.“ (SATYRICON)
"I am devastated as I"m sure we all are. All I can convey at this moment are my condolences to Rita and Vinnie and the whole family. My heart is with you." (Scott Ian)
„Dime, I will never forget all the times you made us laugh. I"m so happy we got to spend the day together in London recently… We should all live our lives as full as you have. I will miss you, as will all of us... This is a sad day." (Nikki Sixx)
" Words cannot express the sadness I"m feeling right now and my condolences go out to Vinnie Paul and the Abbott family for their loss. This is a huge tragedy for the music world." (Jon Dette)

"I was horrified to hear the news of last night"s events and it never ceases to amaze me how hurtful and violent people can be," (Guy  Carbonneau, manažer Dallas Stars, jejichž fanouškem  Dimebag byl)
"He could take a riff that would take somebody a year to master and he could rip it off in seconds. He made everything look like he was playing "Smoke on the Water" with one finger.“ (Corey Taylor)
"There is nothing unique or clever to this post, and what I want to say has no doubt already been said throughout the metal community, by countless others whom were more closer to Darrell than me by now.“ (Dave Mustaine)
„Dimebag was an excellent musician and a good friend, a fucking great partner in memorable tours. We"ll miss him very much. Our  condolences to the Abbott family.“ (SEPULTURA)
„MACHINE HEAD are devastated by the horrific news. Our deepest sympathy and condolences to the Abbott family, DAMAGEPLAN and former members of PANTERA. Our thoughts are with you all.“ (MACHINE HEAD)
"This is so wrong. Darrel was one of the nicest people in music and a great guitarist. He was always great to me each time we saw each other, as was Vinnie. Such a waste and so disturbing. My thoughts and prayers are with Darrel and my sincerest sympathy to Darrel"s family, loved ones and all of his fans and the fans of PANTERA and DAMAGEPLAN. No one deserves a violent death, and certainly not Darrel. God bless him." (Frankie Banali)

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