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HARRISBURG, Pa. - A gunman who killed five girls and wounded five others inside a one-room Amish schoolhouse, then killed himself, had no drugs in his system, a coroner said Friday. "The toxicology is negative across-the-board," said Lancaster Coroner Gary Kirchner, after reviewing the lab results with his office's forensic pathologist. "We expected this." The results were a dead end in the search for answers to what caused Charles Carl Roberts IV, a 32-year-old father of three with no prior criminal record, to attack the girls in a school about a mile from his home in rural Lancaster County on...

The gunman in the Amish school shooting tied together the feet of most female students and allowed boys to leave the building before shooting his victims execution style, police say.

<p>Hostage situation may be developing.</p> <p>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.</p>