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! Not again! thanks for thread.
One teacher and helper usually run the class.People outside crying.Prayers.
Who knows. Lots of people standing around. Fox showing some crying girls now. Most people are just milling around.
Sure have been a lot of school shootings in the past couple of weeks.
Actually, there is a bill to limit handgun purchases to one per month, per person. The Philly idiots think that'll reduce crime in that sh*thole city.
These kinds of things make me sick.
If people want to kill themselves that's one thing but LEAVE THE KIDS ALONE!
Earlier, Chris Jansing said there were 27 students in the school.
Oh No.
Wishful thinking on your part maybe??
No results were found.
That's a state law though right?
It is so sad watching those mothers hugging eachother, but the kids sitting with the police is a real tear spout.
Poor people.
We won't know for a while...could have been all hell breaking loose. I doubt it also, but in a firefight in CQB...anything is possible.
Oh, dear Lord.
Agreed. This makes me sick.
It seems we have our own breed of terrorists in the USA.. and many of them come oput of "good homes"...not the poor, slums of America
Where in the world are you getting the completely incorrect notion that Amish people don't use firearms and consider them evil? They tend to be a peaceful group and they do possess firearms.
~ Blue Jays ~
MSNBC
WGAL TV has identified the Perp by name. 10 shots fired within building by Perp. Hostage taker shot himself.
Unknown whether gunman was Amish.
[MSNBC did not repeat perp's name, expect 'Roy'.]
Damnit, I gotta get back to work. Latest news is six are dead, two others in critical condition per local news.
I went to a one-room, red-brick school in Michigan. I can only imagine.
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