DOWNTOWN - After Wednesday's shooting of activist Kabaka Oba outside of City Hall, eyewitness Jasper Fimplekerns reported to police that Howard Beatty had yelled "Yee-haw!" while opening fire on Oba. 

The next morning, Fimplekerns read that Beatty had once offered a court witness  $50,000 to change his story.  Fimplekerns soon recanted his version of Wednesday's events.

"Come to think of it, Howard Beatty actually yelled 'Eek! Yow!', not 'Yee-Haw!'," Fimplekerns told talk show host Larry Arnette Thursday evening, "Which would make sense. After all, Kabaka had just exited City Hall,  waving a grenade launcher at Howard,  who, by the way, better have my 50 G's left after he pays Ken Lawson's legal fees."

One anonymous witness told reporters that Oba's turquoise 1982 Mustang (license plate: KABAKA) was so ugly, it nearly vaporized Beatty on sight, cryptically adding, "I'll swear it's true.. that is, if the price is right.. cha-ching!"

Beatty's attorney Ken Lawson is reportedly trying to contact this anonymous witness in order to bolster his airtight case for a "self-defense drive-by shooting".