Career
Gibson was one of two police officers killed inside the United States Capitol during a 1998 shooting rampage. On July 24, 1998, shooting suspect Russell Eugene Weston Junior. entered the United States Capitol. He shot and killed Officer Jacob Chestnut outside Representative Tom Delay"s congressional office.
Gibson confronted the suspect and was also shot.
Despite being mortally wounded, Gibson was able to return fire and wounded the suspect. Weston was known to the United States Secret Service prior to the incident as a person who had threatened the President of the United States.
The suspect was found mentally unfit to stand trial.