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.
No doubt.
You've got problems.
So young! This is just heartbreaking. Prayers for these children and their families.
They aren't exactly taking 3 showers a day and they work on farms, so the one thing I'll grant is they have a bit of a "European" aroma.
The buggies are a pain if you're stuck behind one, but now that I live in the DC area I'll take them over the maniacal drivers here.
Other than that they seem like pretty normal people to me.
I just got home and read through what I could. Was the shooter Amish or an Outsider??
Good God, I never in a million years would have expected to see this happen in an Amish school. Many, many prayers for the community. How very sad.
if you want to go out in a blaze of glory - and many kids today do, adn if you want to take as many of the B-rds with you as you can, and if you don't want to risk getting killed before you do what you want, shoot 'em up in a school - you'll be the only one with a gun, and you can do whatever you like without fear.
nobody gonna shoot back - no school system has any defense against this except the ostrich defense.
This is too heartbreaking to watch.
Umm...why?
Their peaceful ways? Their faith in God? The fact that they mind their own business and don't bother their neighbors? They dress funny? I can't think of a single thing about the Amish that is not admirable.
Go ahead and say it again....it's the only answer that is plausible.
Assuming the killer was Amish. Could have just been some outside wacko who decided to go after a bunch of kids.
the Las Vegas incident has already been reported, unless you mean they have now found the kid with the gun or that kid has opened fire
Yup, but we will especially be hearing about gun control.
NOPE, that's not it either, T! PT's in Lancaster Cty.
I've gone nuts!! Here 16yrs, passed that sign 100x, and I don't know what it is/was...
I'm checking into rehab!
I've done it.
In a later post sasha123 explained it all when he/she said I'm sorry - you're right - I'm just thinking < /sarcasm off
My God, little children being shot to death in school. What a tragedy!
This type of school has got to be the mother of all "soft targets".
Looks like work will be crazy tonight.
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