I know. I think more will come out before long.
When I was posting was not long after things went
down. I think that they will probably have student
statements later, at least one would think they
would.
http://www.news10.net/display_story.aspx?storyid=33283
Police: Student Arrested After Hostage Situation at an Oroville High School
Written by Elizabeth Bishop, Senior Internet News Producer
Butte Sheriff Perry Reniff
Principal Sandy Dovell
Renata Donaldson
News10 Midday Coverage
Behavioral Health representative Ray Kohler
# Oroville Union School District
The music room where students were held
Police have arrested a 17-year-old student who allegedly took hostages this morning at Las Plumas High School in Oroville, according to the Butte County Sheriff’s Department.
The boy was arrested at 10:40 a.m., about an hour and a half after he fired two shots and took between 20 and 30 students hostage in the school’s music room, the sheriff’s department said. No one was injured.
Investigators are interviewing the boy. His name has not been released but school staff told News10 he is a junior.
When police arrived, they set up a perimeter around the school and brought in a hostage negotiation team. Soon after negotiators began talking to the gunman, he began releasing hostages, officials said.
Las Plumas High School Principal Sandy Dovell told News10 the boy aimed the gun at her, then fired one shot into the air.
Student Renata Donaldson, 14, who was part of the class in the music room, said the boy went into the room with a gun. “He put the gun up to his lips and was going, ‘Shhh,’” Donaldson said.
She said the teacher and security personnel tried to pull him out of the room, and the boy fired the gun into the ceiling. Donaldson said a number of the students began to scream. She said the boy let the students who were screaming leave, but she and some others were left behind. She said he let the students call their parents. Then he began letting the students out one-by-one.
“I’m glad no one got hurt,” Donaldson said. “I’m glad I didn’t get hurt. Why he did it? I don’t know.”
All schools in Oroville were locked down, according to the school district, but the lockdown has lifted.
Parents reunited with their children at the Church of the Nazarene on Monte Vista Avenue. Crisis counseling was also available at Southside Community Center at 2959 Wyandotte Avenue.
Butte County Behavioral Health Department representative Ray Kohler said students may experience trauma symptoms after this event. He spoke about the signs to look for and where to get help. See video link above.
All extra-curricular activities for the high school, including football games, have been canceled for the weekend.