'Al-Qaeda' gunman in college siege (Dyersburg State Community College, Tennessee)

1 posted on 09/17/2003 4:31:30 PM PDT by Brian S

A MAN with a gun and a knife claiming to be a member of al-Qaeda took a classroom of US college students hostage this afternoon.

I hope he's not tenured.

2 posted on 09/17/2003 4:33:02 PM PDT by Paul Atreides (Bringing you quality, non-unnecessarily-excerpted threads since 2002)

Just another Anti-War PUNK!

3 posted on 09/17/2003 4:33:22 PM PDT by cmsgop (If you Sprinkle When You Tinkle,...Be a Sweetie and Wipe the Seatie......Priceless!!!!!!!!)

The gunman, believed to have a 9mm pistol - the calibre now used by US armed forces - had made no demands but said he would kill himself, Williamson said.

Help me here: why the need to mention this?

4 posted on 09/17/2003 4:35:29 PM PDT by Paul Atreides (Bringing you quality, non-unnecessarily-excerpted threads since 2002)

To: Paul Atreides

A poor attempt to blame Pres. Bush for this...
Poor job, but you've got to give them a swift kick in the pants for trying.

5 posted on 09/17/2003 4:37:32 PM PDT by cavtrooper21 (Shoot them if they stand. Cut them if they run.)

Seems kind of weird to mention ...

6 posted on 09/17/2003 4:39:19 PM PDT by piasa (Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge.)

"The gunman, believed to have a 9mm pistol - the calibre now used by US armed forces - had made no demands but said he would kill himself, Williamson said."

Shades of Blazing Saddles-the man's taken himself hostage!

7 posted on 09/17/2003 4:40:06 PM PDT by Spok (dOUBLETHINK AGAGIN)

To: Brian S; archy; GailA

"Gunman" is "Harold Kilpatrick, Jr. of Memphis."

http://www.wreg.com/global/story.asp?s=1446608

8 posted on 09/17/2003 4:40:17 PM PDT by Shermy

authorities have no reason to believe the claim.

Why don't they just give the perp the benefit of the doubt and send this fellow to meet his virgins?

9 posted on 09/17/2003 4:40:29 PM PDT by witnesstothefall

Won't somebody help that poor man?

Quiet harriet you wanna get him killed!

10 posted on 09/17/2003 4:42:36 PM PDT by Walkingfeather

11 posted on 09/17/2003 4:42:53 PM PDT by steplock (www.FOCUS.GOHOTSPRINGS.com)

Again dis-armed victims. Just as at Columbine H. S., if just one responsible adult had been armed then this might be over already and heaven's population one higher.

12 posted on 09/17/2003 4:43:02 PM PDT by dhuffman@awod.com (The conspiracy of ignorance masquerades as common sense.)

To: Paul Atreides; piasa

To make sure all readers get the message that it's too easy for dangerous nuts to get Military Assault Weapons.

13 posted on 09/17/2003 4:43:12 PM PDT by GovernmentShrinker

Shades of Blazing Saddles-the man's taken himself hostage!

Next, he'll be demanding a ransom for his sorry a$$.

14 posted on 09/17/2003 4:43:17 PM PDT by TomGuy

Thanks for the background. I'm posting it here to save a click...

September 17, 2003 Updated 6:28 pm

Dyersburg, TN - New developments in the hostage situation on the campus at Dyersburg State Community College. A Dyersburg police officer tells News Channel 3 the hostage taker claims to be a member of Al Qaeda and says he is on a suicide mission. Officials have turned that information over to the FBI, but any ties to Al Qaeda have not been confirmed.

The hostage taker is identified as 26-year-old Harold Kilpatrick, Jr. of Memphis. He left a suicide note with his sister who lives in Dyersburg before taking the classroom hostage. In the note he says he hates America.

Dyersburg police say Kilpatrick is holding 12 to 16 people in a college classroom and is refusing to negotiate with officers. City police spokeswoman Lisa McDowell says Kilpatrick released four people a couple of hours after the incident began around one p-m, Central time.

Officials at the scene say Kilpatrick is armed with a gun and a knife. He allegedly took 16 people hostage in a classroom and has released 4 of the hostages. The classroom is located on the second floor of the Eller building. Bob Jones with the DSCC Learning and Resource Center says the hostage situation took place in a basic math class. Jones says the teacher, who is female, is among the hostages. Jones says no one has heard shots fired.

A student at the college tells News Channel 3 that she overheard teachers telling police that Kilpatrick was upset and was throwing chairs before he pulled out a gun and barricaded himself and the students and teacher in the classroom.

The SWAT team and a hostage negotiating team is on the scene, but there have been no injuries or violence reported. Students and teachers have been evacuated from all the buildings on campus and classes have been cancelled for Wednesday evening.

Dyersburg State Community College is a small college of about 2000 students located in Dyersburg about 75 miles north of Memphis. Stay with News Channel 3 online and on the air for the very latest.

15 posted on 09/17/2003 4:43:49 PM PDT by Brian S (I'm worrying more that the govt's going to take my house than a terrorist is going to blow it up!)

To: GovernmentShrinker

Or, that the guy is one of those nutty members of the military.

16 posted on 09/17/2003 4:44:41 PM PDT by Paul Atreides (Bringing you quality, non-unnecessarily-excerpted threads since 2002)

"The gunman, believed to have a 9mm pistol - the calibre now used by US armed forces"

No bias here. Yees. Moving on.

17 posted on 09/17/2003 4:45:00 PM PDT by dozer7

To: witnesstothefall

Seriously. Where is the SWAT team? Doesn't this classroom have windows that a police sniper could take a shot through?

18 posted on 09/17/2003 4:45:09 PM PDT by GovernmentShrinker

To: GovernmentShrinker

They can't take the chance that he might actually be a member of al-Qaeda. The sniper might get tried on hate crime charges.

19 posted on 09/17/2003 4:46:52 PM PDT by Paul Atreides (Bringing you quality, non-unnecessarily-excerpted threads since 2002)

To: piasa; Paul Atreides

Seems kind of weird to mention ...

Only thing I can think of: Is there a military base nearby?

20 posted on 09/17/2003 4:47:02 PM PDT by Timesink

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