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.
Your post is making me weep.
Thank you for writing that.
Right, the one-room Amish schoolhouse was about the safest local target the milk truck driver could think of. He must have been a copy-cat killer with a desire to take young girls hostage for a while, but his time was cut short. The Amish are possibly the most vulnerable of American communities and may God damn anyone who singles them out to harm because of their Amish simplicity.
The teacher was pregnant, the other ladies had infants and the teachers aide was 15-16.
I ask again. What were they supposed to do? Please don't second guess their actions.
Yeah, going to get help by calling 9-1-1 was a bad move, according to the Monday evening QBs.
:)
Yeah, a young adult female from a pacifist culture was supposed to try and overpower an 32-year-old man with death in his eyes, carrying three firearms and 600 rounds of ammo. Makes sense to me /sarcasm.
Shooters Wife claims this is "not" the man she knew. YEAH RIGHT!! Bet this scum bag had long history of recognized , but untreated problems!!!
That's cool, neither am I but I did stay in a Holiday Inn Express last night.
Excuse the tinfoil, but when I read statements like this, I think 'sleeper cell' or Manchurian candidate!!
Well said.
This is just one of those things that reminds us what lurks beneath.
"Schools are the soft targets for terrorists. Multiple, simultaneous Beslan-like attacks is one of my fears."
Predators tend to focus on those least able to defend themselves.
..I wrote a long post about my own community of 20 yrs ago when evil arrived one day and killed & maimed lots of people.
Hear, hear!
Any updates on the other injured children and their condition?
This guy was ready for a siege. He picked a good spot too. From the helicopter photos, it looked like the school had good sightlines out over the landscape. A school hostage-situation has always been my worst nightmare since the Beslan attack. There is just no easy way to assault a school full of children.
This area is nearby...as bucolic as it gets.
I remember after Columbine, the school and government had all kinds of grief counselors available for the students. Most of the local churches opened their doors to anyone who wanted to come in. The kids packed the churches.
I wish I could tell you but I've been working all day and just got back from my piano lesson a few minutes ago.
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