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.
The trooper giving the press conference is doing a great job. I would have expected him to utter at least one "don't get stuck on stupid" by now, if not more. It should be clear, even to a journalism major, that this guy went there to kill, and nothing the State Police could have done was going to change that.
Next PSP briefing around 6 p.m.
I think surveillance cameras are a must today at the schools with someone monitoring them while school is in session.
Wishful thinking...I just wish it could be that simple, yet what do the students and faculty do in the 15 mins it takes for cops to show up? The 30 mins it takes for a command post and medical evac site set up? 20 mins for a negotiator to get there?
You have set up a perfect kill zone for the crazies....locked in and unarmed. The crazy person would just shoot out the door and come in and start the massacre. Responding Police and Swat would be in a "killzone" as soon as they came through the once "strong point".
Read my tagline.
Seems similar to that homeless guy in Colorado.
They will put it in God's hands, I'm sure.
It reminds me of the firefighter holding that little baby girl after the OKC bombing.
Earlier, someone said that some Amish have cell phones.
I am speechless right now... After the 2 last week I'm in shock still. Prayers for all involved in this horrible tragedy.
Trolling again, I see . . .
Do you honestly believe gungrabbers would cease their statist desires if there were never school shootings? They obviously don't "cheer" when these murders occur, but they clearly welcome occasional bloodshed because it helps their bizarre cause. It is, of course, disgusting.
~ Blue Jays ~
Exactly...when he came to having to describe what this madmen did..tying these children up...he nearly lost it. Very tough day for these LEO's.
And for the record- the policeman just said the killer was NOT Amish.
"unlike the slaughterhouses that every school has become since colimbine"
I'm sorry, but I'm inclined to think that there are at least a few schools that have not yet become "slaughterhouses".
I feel all warm and fuzzy inside knowing that your children will have the benefit of being instructed by someone who views schools as "slaughterhouses".
unless your home is registered as a private school with the state there are no special gun laws in effect other than those binding on any citizen.
Except that I didn't say that "insularity causes hatred".
That came out of YOUR head.
CNN has video of the shooter's home
"They won't ask why they are hated."
Unlike self-flagellating Americans, who still are asking "why do Moslems hate us?"
Amish don't have cars, so when they need to travel a distance that the horses can't go, they hire locals (english) to take them.
They call them drivers or sometimes taxi drivers.
Some older people make a living driving Amish around.
It is one of the resident trolls.
read the story - there were TEACHERS inside when this whole thing started. they were sent out with the male students.
let's not get into a P$$ing contest here. this is tragic enough - but there was at least one teacher on hand at the outset.
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