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.
Gotta love happy endings.
I was wondering the same thing.
Rhetorical answer: Appears so
Thanks sidebar moderator for the update!
So it sounds as if the hostage taker/perp was killed by helicopter (sniper)? Excellent. Prayers for the victims!
Some things are better left un-said (un-reported in prime time, etc.).
Police pursuits, hostage-taking, school shootings/disruptions, etc.
Those who would commit these acts are encouraged by the media coverage, fanning the flames of "15 minutes of fame", followed up by PAID appearances on talk shows, books, etc.
We encourage people to make trouble, and they can then reap rewards for law-breaking (although a FEW court rulings have prohibited profiting from the crimes, it doesn't preclude friens and relatives from doing the appearances/writing, and the money is then funneled to the perp.)
FoxNews via AP: "A number of peeople shot dead in PA."
"Number of people shot to death"
An Amish school. My God.
"MSNBC has been covering this for about 45 minutes. What is MSNBC?"
Is Olbermann blaming US foreign policy and calling for an inquiry as to what the Republicans knew and when they knew it? yet?
Many shot to death.State police say it is resolved.12 injured.
I lived in that general area once and almost all outsiders mispronounce it. I was born and raised in New Madrid county Missouri and that's routinely mispronounced too.
New MAD rid, not New Ma DRID.
That is not funny!
multiple injuries, multiple deaths, shooter is dead
FoxNews: At least 12 injured. Still no count of number dead.
Shooter was killed.
Was hostage situation.
Yup. I don't think we're going to be asking if they were Amish the next time a Muslim blows up a schoolbus... Unless it ultimately turns out that the perp in this case was not Amish.
Update: Shooter killed by sniper in hostage situation. Multiple fatalities.
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