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 personal infighting on this thread. Respect the children.
Here in South Texas we have what are called umbrella schools, ususally established in local churches where parents can get assistance, the kids can take their state mandated testing and parents can find private tutors for subjects they may feel that they are not qualified to teach.
Prayers for the children, their families and the community.
An incident that occurred when he was a 12 year old boy?
That's what I was thinking. Two small communities, two sickos that targeted girls.
The guy was truly sick.
The article I saw says he was 32. So this incident happened when he was 12?
Once again the shooting started when the police stormed the building. Whatever happened to hostage negotiators? When will the police learn that they can't do everything by force. This might have turned out differently if it was handled differently.
You're right.
I'm not surprised. He got his revenge on kids and probably females kids did something to him when he was 12. Maybe teased him or something and this guy was sick enough to let it fester for all these years. It has happened to people.
Some little demon in hell just won a prize for the most horrifically evil thing of the year he could instigate.
This guy drove a tanker truck that picked up milk from local farms, both Amish and non-Amish. They are all over the place, given the large number of dairy farms in Central Lancaster County. The Amish may not drive motor vehicles themselves, but they do depend on trucks to get their milk to market in time before it spoils.
Please pray for these innocent children and their families.
You don't know the whole story: Wait for it.
You're wrong.
(This is the part where you apologize and sit down.)
Sorry, but that is the answer here. Arm the citiznes and let them defend themselves. Arm all the teachers who so desire, arm the administrators...at home, arm yourself. Train in firearm use and safety...but be prepared. When a few of these animals are knocked down as they walk into an office or classroom brandishing their firearm, such instances will markedly decrease as will the bodies such animlas pile up.
Just my opinion.
The news conference (very well done by the spokesperson, BTW) mentioned that the shooter was scheduled to take a drug test today as part of his commercial driver's license process. The spokesperson did NOT say that this was a factor, but I wonder if it might have been. If he had done drugs recently and knew that he would fail the test, it might have triggered him to act today. But that is purely speculation and could be 100% wrong. Time will tell.
Of small comfort right now, we know that he is twisting and frying next to the Colorado child killer.
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I think it is in Christiana, PA off Rte 30
Because these slimeballs might well be testing response and probing our defenses. Today's may have been a copycat of the CO shooting or may have been following the same script, written by....?
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