Armed Student Holding Hostages In Wisconsin High School

[dgridley]

A student with a gun is holding an unknown number of people hostage in a classroom at Marinette High School in northeast Wisconsin, according to the Marinette County Emergency Management agency.

No injuries have been reported, and police are at the scene.

Officials: Armed student holding hostages – This Just In - CNN.com Blogs

[pk]

This must be so awful for the parents that know their children are in the classroom and can't do anything for them. I hope everything turns out OK and no one is injured.

[pk]

Just read this situation is now entering it's 5th hour. The student is holding 23 students and a teacher hostage and so far there is no clue what his motives are.

[pk]

5 students have been released so far.

[pk]

All of the hostages were released unharmed after about five hours. The student shot himself after police officers entered the room, Chief Jeff Skorik of the Marinette police said. He was taken to a hospital, and his condition was not immediately known.



FULL STORY HERE:

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/30/us...html?src=twrhp

[pk]

The story goes on that the gunman had 2 guns and a knife with him but at no time did he try to harm a student. He did however shoot himself and the report this morning says he has a life threatening condition.

Apparently this was more of a suicide cry rather than actually wanting to harm any of his fellow classmates.

[pk]

UPDATE:


Hostage Taker in "Grave Condition" After Shooting Self at Marinette, Wis. High School, Says Chief



FULL STORY HERE: Hostage Taker in "Grave Condition" After Shooting Self at Marinette, Wis. High School, Says Chief - Crimesider - CBS News

[dgridley]

Shame.. 15 year old kid.. sad that something happens to drive a young kid like this to such desperation..

[pk]

UPDATE:



Wisconsin student gunman in standoff dies

MARINETTE, Wis. — The 15-year-old Marinette (Wis.) High School student who held 23 students and a teacher hostage on Monday has died.


FULL STORY HERE: Wisconsin student gunman in standoff dies - USATODAY.com

[pk]

Shame.. 15 year old kid.. sad that something happens to drive a young kid like this to such desperation..

I wonder if we will ever hear exactly why this teen was in such turmoil that he had to do such a desperate act. So sad the whole situation. Certainly glad that no one else was injured in all of this.


I have a 15 year old son and an almost 15 year old grandson. Either one could someday be in a classroom situation like this. It's as if you never know when or where something like this can take place.

[pk]

The family of the teenager who took his own life after holding his high school classmates hostage in Marinette has donated the boy’s organs.

FULL STORY HERE:
Organs of Marinette teen who took his life at school donated | wausaudailyherald.com | Wausau Daily Herald