Student Thought to Have Gun in Fla. School Killed

FoxNews ^ | 01/13/2006 | FoxNews

[devane617]

LONGWOOD, Fla. — A suicidal eighth grader who pulled a handgun in class and briefly took another child hostage was shot by a sheriff's SWAT team member Friday when he later threatened deputies, Seminole County officials said. Sheriff Don Eslinger said the 15-year-old boy brought the gun to Milwee Middle School in his backpack and briefly took a fellow student hostage during a classroom scuffle. The sheriff's office said they have not confirmed if the gun is real or a toy. The student then ran from the classroom, Eslinger said, and was pursued by deputies into a restroom and isolated there. The school was evacuated and no one else was injured. "At one time he held the gun to his neck. As the deputies attempted to establish dialogue, he raised the firearm and lethal force was used by the sheriff's office," Eslinger said. The boy was taken to the hospital. His condition was unknown. "He was suicidal," Eslinger said. "During this standoff, and during the chase, the student said he was going to kill himself or die." Classes were canceled for the rest of the day, and frantic parents arrived to pick up their children.

[devane617]

Let me see -- Kid locked in a bathroom with a gun. Why not leave him in there until he kills himself, or comes out? Another example of cops gone bad.

[TC Rider]

Don't make me shoot this ni.., er, student!

/melbrooks

[Dallas59]

Poor kid. At least he doesn't have thoughts of suicide any longer...

[Paul_N_Lakeside]

Suicide by Cop.

[devane617]

Isolated in a bathroom. What's the worse that can happen -- he kills himself, or comes out. Stuff like this confirms my theory on most police departments.

[stainlessbanner]

fl ping

[Dallas59]

A suicidal eighth grader who pulled a handgun in class and briefly took another child hostage was shot by a sheriff's SWAT team member Friday when he later threatened deputies

A loaded gun pointed at you is not a kid.

[Drew68]

Why not leave him in there until he kills himself, or comes out? Another example of cops gone bad.

What if he came out shooting? Nah, cops did the right thing here. He pointed a gun at them. He took a student hostage. Believe me, 8th graders posses the capacity to kill. I've seen it happen.

[WasDougsLamb]

Student Thought to Have Gun in Fla. School Killed

The boy was taken to the hospital. His condition was unknown.


-------Is he dead or not? Condition unknown? If he is dead, then he has no condition. Am I missing something?

[Polybius]

Let me see -- Kid locked in a bathroom with a gun. Why not leave him in there until he kills himself, or comes out? Another example of cops gone bad.

The police shot when the kid raised his gun towards them.

If the kid had been left in the bathroom to shoot himself, the police would have been blamed.

If the kid was allowed to stay in the bathroom as long as he pleased and then came out and pointed his gun at police and was then shot, police would have been blamed.

If the police withdrew to avoid any possible confrontation and the kid escaped from the bathroom to kill either himself or others, the police would have been blamed.

Tell me how you would have handled the situation and I will tell you what could have gone wrong and how I would then blame you for it.

[7thOF7th]

You are an idiot! You don't know all the facts and your lack of intellect is shown clearly in your response. Let me guess, the Police are expected to take a round because the messed up kid is 15? What a pathetic perspective you have to judge the police and their actions related to this. Why don't you play the heavy on the F#%$ed-up parents that continue to produce these sociopaths.

[RetiredSWO]

Are you being sarcastic?

The article doesn't mention he was locked in the restroom
he was persued into the restroom and...
As the deputies attempted to establish dialogue, he raised the firearm...

Looks like "suicide by cop" to me

[Dallas59]

Agreed.

[stainlessbanner]

Well said Polybius.

[AppyPappy]

The cop shoould have whipped the gun out of his holster and shot the gun out of the kid's hand with one fluid motion. I know it can be done because I saw it done in a movie.

[bigfootbob]

"Why don't you play the heavy on the F#%$ed-up parents that continue to produce these sociopaths."

EXACTLY

[ASA Vet]

There's a clown on the other running thread who claims he can.

[absolootezer0]

15 year old 8th grader? little bit old there.

[tioga]

Killed and condition unknown..........which is it? Alive or dead.

[grobdriver]

the student said he was going to kill himself or die.

Success!