Gunman on the loose at a Colorado high school

Website · #1 Postby **Brent** » Wed Sep 27, 2006 1:46 pm

Possible gunfire, bomb squad and SWAT team dispatched.

http://www.kusa.com/acm_news.aspx?OSGNA ... 89c01ca7bf

Website · #2 Postby **Brent** » Wed Sep 27, 2006 2:26 pm

Park County Sheriff's Department says a gunman is inside Platte Canyon High School. He has said he has a bomb and is holding people hostage. Medical support has been requested. At least four area schools are on lock down.

#3 Postby **dizzyfish** » Wed Sep 27, 2006 2:52 pm

I was just watching this on CNN. They said 2 to 4 hostages and the students at the high school and neighboring middle school have been moved to a safe area.

What in the he** is wrong with people these days? :grr:

furluvcats · #4 Postby **furluvcats** » Wed Sep 27, 2006 3:49 pm

OMG...how scary for the students and staff and the parents....what a nightmare

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Website · #5 Postby **Brent** » Wed Sep 27, 2006 5:40 pm

The situation has ended... the hostage taker is dead, one hostage is critically wounded and another is fine. It sounds like it might have been a husband/wife and then a student(?). Not sure about that...

Scorpion · #6 Postby **Scorpion** » Wed Sep 27, 2006 8:39 pm

One of the hostages has died.

#7 Postby **sweetpea** » Thu Sep 28, 2006 11:07 am

OMG, those poor girls. Not only to be held hostage but then sexually assaulted too!!
http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/09/28/school ... index.html

Lindaloo · #8 Postby **Lindaloo** » Thu Sep 28, 2006 11:20 am

I just read that sweetpea. This guy just walked into the school and went unnoticed. I remember one time when I was in Roswell, GA and went to surprise my niece by picking her up from school. I just walked right into the school and actually had to STOP someone so they could tell me which classroom she was in and the teacher told me and walked off.

#9 Postby **O Town** » Thu Sep 28, 2006 11:21 am

sweetpea wrote:OMG, those poor girls. Not only to be held hostage but then sexually assaulted too!!
http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/09/28/school ... index.html

I agree, I just read that whole story. What an odd situation. When I first read this thread I thought it was a student with a gun. It was an old pervert instead. :grrr:

He obviously had been thinking about this and planning it for a while. Too bad he took that girls life after police stormed the class, but I am glad he turned the gun on himself and is no longer around to do anything else. I am sure this is probably not his first dirty deed.

TexasStooge · #10 Postby **TexasStooge** » Thu Sep 28, 2006 11:34 am

I couldn't believe the whole situation either. Felt like it was an episode of "Criminal Minds" or "CSI".

You're right about one thing O Town, this was not his first dirty deed, and probably didn't wanna go back to prison for it.

#11 Postby **sweetpea** » Thu Sep 28, 2006 1:40 pm

They probably figured that because they are a smaller town they would be safer than one of the big cities. I hate watching the news everyday!! It is so depressing.

AussieMark · #12 Postby **AussieMark** » Thu Sep 28, 2006 7:53 pm

was this anywhere near Colombine (sp) ?

#13 Postby **sweetpea** » Thu Sep 28, 2006 8:03 pm

I believe it is about 30 miles away.
Debbie

Lindaloo · #14 Postby **Lindaloo** » Thu Sep 28, 2006 8:14 pm

An hour away.

Extremeweatherguy · #15 Postby **Extremeweatherguy** » Thu Sep 28, 2006 10:29 pm

wow. I hadn't even heard about this until now. pretty scary situation. :eek:

Ptarmigan · #16 Postby **Ptarmigan** » Fri Sep 29, 2006 3:28 pm

That's horrible. I heard he had a suicide note. Not too far from Columbine. Pretty sick stuff.

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