Marinette High School, armed student holding classroom hostage

[cory777]

Source: WFRV

MARINETTE COUNTY, Wis. (WFRV) -- At 3:48 p.m. a call was received at Marinette County Communications Dispatch from a Marinette High School administrator that there was an armed student holding a classroom hostage.

Police are currently on the scene, and no injuries are reported at this time.

Police say if your child attends Marinette High School and do not know where their child is, please go to the Marinette County Courthouse Jury Assembly Room, located in the basement of the Annex.


Read more: http://www.wfrv.com/news/local/Marinette-High-School-armed-student-holding-classroom-hostage-111004284.html

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[11 Bravo]

2. Pick your spots, Sparky. This ain't funny.

[proud2BlibKansan]

5. It's kind of hard to tell WHAT is going on; this isn't written in English

I'm not freaking out. Yet.

[Exultant Democracy]

13. I have definitely noticed that diligent copy editing seems to be on the decline.

As for the OP, lets all hope that this can be resolved without a body count. No parent should have to live though the horror of losing a child.

[bemildred]

18. With all due respect:

1.) Clarity in public service announcements is essential, it is not a trivial matter.
2.) Nothing we say here will have the slightest effect on the outcome of this situation.
3.) Levity under stress is quite common and can be helpful.

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[11 Bravo]

7. If or when they start pulling kid's bodies out of that school, I hope you take a moment ...

to reflect on your ill-considered "lol".

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[lynne]

9. I'm telling ya', if my child was being held hostage by a gunman -

- the very first thing I'd be worried about would be the improper grammar used by the local media. :eyes:

I'm sure the locals appreciate the stations efforts to assist - bad grammar and all.

[MineralMan]

15. That seems pretty insensitive, there, proud2BlibKansan.

Uncharacteristic of you. It's a serious situation. Someone made a grammar error. The situation isn't funny. I'm very disappointed in your post.

[proud2BlibKansan]

16. Gee, dad, maybe you should send me to bed without my supper

[MineralMan]

17. Hmph....

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[jaxx]

4. I hope all the kids and teacher get out soon.

The parents must be frantic.

[MineralMan]

6. That's a very, very rural county. I just got a report on WCCO

TV news a few minutes ago. Very few details.

[jwirr]

11. Hopefully this can be worked out.

[TheMightyFavog]

12. Local PD Neswer just got done:

23 students and 1 teacher taken hostage at Marinette High classroom... incident started near the end of school day... Suspect is male, armed with handgun. Hostage negotiator inside school... talking to teacher... Teacher is being used as intermediary. No shots fired to this point, no injuries reported... MKE Journal-Sentinel says incident happened at 6th period... Authorities notified after school got out. 40 LEOS at scene, more on the way. Most students left school with no knowledge of what had happened.

All per WBAY's coverage of news confrence.

[MineralMan]

14. Thanks for the update!

[undeterred]

19. Whats a LEO?

[TheMightyFavog]

20. Law Enforcement Officers

SWAT Team van from Green Bay has come up... Not good...

[undeterred]

21. Its good that they haven't gone in yet- must mean nobody is hurt.

They know who the kid is and he has no history with the police. I hope the teacher is keeping her cool.

[TheMightyFavog]

22. Newser on WBAY now... Five hostages released...

That's encouraging...

[TheMightyFavog]

23. Latest info...

Five hostages released... 18 students, one female teacher remains hostage... no injuries... No shots fired... Police will interview and evaluate five hostages. No shots fired, no injuries... SWAT Team from Green Bay is on scene, State Patrol assisting along with city police and county sheriff..

[TheMightyFavog]

24. ALL STUDENTS AND TEACHER SAFELY RELEASED!!!!!

:woohoo:

[Dinger]

25. All Hostages Have Been released

http://www.wfrv.com/news/local/All-released-in-Marinette-hostage-situation.html

[undeterred]

26. Thank goodness it was handled so well.

[RamboLiberal]

27. Chief: Armed Student in Wis. Shot Himself

Police Chief Jeff Skorik says a student who held nearly two dozen other students and a teacher hostage for more than five hours in a Wisconsin classroom shot himself after authorities entered the classroom.

Skorik says the student was taken to an area hospital and his condition wasn't known Monday night. The police chief says police officers entered the classroom after hearing three gunshots. No other students or the teacher were wounded.

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/11/29/national/main7101545.shtml

[TheMightyFavog]

28. Student has died.

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2010-11-30-wisconsin-student-standoff_N.htm

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

The gunman, identified by Marinette Police Chief Jeff Skorik as Samuel Hengel of Porterfield, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound at 10:44 a.m. Central, a day after a five-hour standoff in which he held 23 students and a teacher hostage at a Northeastern Wisconsin high school.

Hengel was in grave condition Tuesday morning at Green Bay's St. Vincent Hospital, Skorik said at a news conference Tuesday. He did not comment on the nature of the gunman's injuries.

[riderinthestorm]

29. I wonder if this is another bullying case. Anyone know the motive yet? nt

[slackmaster]

31. I would say that holding a bunch of people at gunpoint qualifies as bullying

:shrug:

[Blue_Tires]

32. who knows...maybe it had to do with a bad grade or getting turned down on a date