Posted on 10/02/2006 9:16:45 AM PDT by DCBryan1
Edited on 10/02/2006 12:55:46 PM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]
Developing....
School Shooting injures one person,
Hostage situation may be developing.
Update: Multiple Shooting Victims and Possible Hostages in Lancaster County
Not many details available yet, but an incident has been reported from Mine Rd. in Bart Township in Lancaster County involving multiple gunshot victims. Dennis Buterbaugh reports live from our newsroom. abc27 has a news crew on the way. We will update with details as they become available.
Update 2: Pennsylvania Police: Amish School is 'Horrendous Crime Scene' After Shooting
NICKEL MINES, Pa. — At least two female students and one slightly older female — who may have been a teacher's aide — were shot and killed execution style in what police say may be a revenge killing for something that happened 20 years ago.
State Police Commissioner Jeffrey Miller said Monday that truck driver Charles Carl Roberts IV entered the one-room Amish schoolhouse in earlier in the day. The gunman brought in pieces of wood to board up the doors to the building when he entered the school. He also stacked desks against the building's doors.
"It appears that the suspect entered school with the intention of taking hostages," Miller said.
Roberts had wire ties and plastic flex cuff, which he used to begin tying the hostages feet together after they were lined up along a blackboard. He let go 15 male students, as well as one adult female who was pregnant. Three other non-student females with infants were also allowed to leave. One shotgun and one handgun was found next to the suspect when police entered the building.
"It seems as though he wanted to attack young, female victims," Miller said.
After a half hour inside, Roberts began shooting. When the gunfire stopped, three females were found shot dead at the scene, along with the suspect, who shot himself, Miller said. At least seven more victims — some critically wounded — were transported to nearby hospitals, he said. One victim, a young girl, died in the arms of a trooper, Miller said. He could not confirm how many people died en route or at the hospital. The county coroner earlier reported six children killed but then backed off of that statement.
Are you kidding?
Fox is very bad at handling events such as this one. They have Bill Himmer on now and he is positively one of the worst news people in the industry.
This an admission of guilt. I am watching the coverage on CNN and it has much less speculation than does Himmer on Fox News.
All I can say is that the Amish I know are the finest, kindest, humble, honest, and caring people that I have ever met.
My prayers for them.
Lancaster General Hospital officials have called in all available personnel and were told to be prepared for a large number of patients, WGAL reported.
John Lines of Lancaster General Hospital said so far they have received three "pediatric" patients. He did not say what their injuries were.
WGAL-TV reported that the incident does not involve the Faith Mennonite School or Bart-Colerain Elementary, which are near the scene.
Who goes into an elementary school and shoots it up? what a sick bastard.
Looks like about 25% of the total student body was wiped out.
Unbelievable.
It is hard not to think of the two news stories last week of school shootings not triggering insanity on someone else's part to do likewise.
More likely that idiot Olbermann will have a "special comment" and argue that this was a Republic orchestrated event to take the attention away from Foley.
My deepest sympathies and prayers to the families. How can anyone willfully and intentionally shoot children?
Duh...MUSLIMS and crazy people, but I repeat myself!
MSNBC
'Man' named 'Roy' entered school house, started making threats. Locals found out and tried to negotiate. Then 10 shots were heard inside the school, and the hostage taker took his own life.
[It is seeming to parallel the CO incident of last week. The Perp may have had no connection to the community.]
Everytime I used pass through Thomasville, headed west on Rt30, I saw a sign for 'Paradise'... what was I seeing? I can't find any mention of it now in the York Cty towns.
http://www.hometownlocator.com/CountySearch.cfm?County=York&StateCode=PA&SCFIPS=42133
I must be hallucinating! Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
Someone at DU already suggested just such a thing. The liberal mind is one scary place.
God help these little ones - who would shoot little children? What sort of monster would kill little children in a school??
Fox News online says news conference scheduled for about 1pm
also reporting about 12 injured (in addition to those killed).
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