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Report: Student Gunman Holding Up to 10 Hostages in California High School
Friday, September 28, 2007
Police are negotiating with a student gunman who fired shots inside a northern California high school.
Up to 10 students are being held in the bandroom at Las Plumas High School in Oroville, Calif. by a student with a gun, according to preliminary and unconfirmed reports from the police scanner. No injuries have been reported.
A dispatcher at the Butte County Sheriff’s Department says a 911 call came into authorities just after 9 a.m.
He said deputies are talking to the student and trying to negotiate with him to put down the gun.
A message posted on the Oroville Union High School District’s Web site says all six schools in the district are on lockdown.
“There is an incident at the Las Plumas High School campus,” the message said. “The Butte County Sheriff’s Office has the campus under control.”
September 28, 2007 10:25 AM
All Oroville Union High School District schools are on lock down. There is an incident at the Las Plumas High School campus. The Butte County Sheriff’s Office has the campus under control. If your student is at the Las Plumas campus you will not be able to pick them up at this time. If you would like to pick up a student from another school be prepared to show identification and please be patient with the emergency support staff. Please help keep our phone lines clear and check the district website for updates.