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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.
exile .. here's a much needed gift for you:
CNN reporting via AP, per county coroner, 6 confirmed dead.
The Amish are extremely devout Christians. If only the rest of us were willing to live so modestly as an indication of our faith.
I live near the largest Amish Colony West of the Mississippi. They are good, God Fearing, people.
Judge Not, lest ye be Judged.
Thank you. That was getting old quickly.
There's a sign for "Paradise" just past Thomasville... what is it?
How terrible, to have this claim to be German, and surrounded by German origin people (what is it, about 65% or so in NE Indiana) and to close yourself off from them because they are Reformed/Lutheran and not Annabaptist/Amish.
MSNBC now reporting at least 6 dead
"Has the whole world gone absolutely freakin' crazy?"
Yes, it has.
The rates of depression and mental illness among the Amish is far lower than among the 'English' as they call us.
I have started to ask whether there truly are more, or is it because we (the media) are reporting more....
Just damn.
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My husband is a salesman who frequently deals with the Amish community in Indiana. He finds them fascinating. Before he had this job, he did not know too much about them. He now loves working with them, because they are some of the most honest, decent, hard-working customers he has... and he gets to enjoy their marvelous cooking. When he has had an exceptionally trying day, he sometimes will say he'd rather go join the Amish.
My husband is on the road today and I'm just getting set to call him to see if he's heard about this. Knowing people like these and having seen schools probably much like this one, he's just going to be sick.
MSNBC showing video of firefighters searching the grass area looking for something
Prayers for the victims.
On a proportional scale, that is horrific. 6 confirmed dead. That is over 20% of the school number.
Over 20% dead.
And Bird-in-Hand
Where in the world are you getting the completely incorrect notion that the Amish don't use firearms and consider them evil? Amish tend to be a peaceful group and they do possess firearms.
~ Blue Jays ~
Thank you for your response. Which makes alot of sense, because this is happening too often regardless of class or lifestyle.
It appears that my comment was taken out of text and it just seems some are upset for a comment that seemed like a possibility in this situation. We are all trying to understand something that is difficult to understand.
Prayers for the families and children of the injured.
They'd married him off at 16, and he brought his wife with him. She liked it fine "outside".
His ambition was to complete his enlistment and go to college.
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