School gunman killed in US

[Rocol]

A gunman who held two girls hostage at a Colorado high school has been shot dead by police.

State police spokesman Lance Clem said the unidentified man critically wounded one of the hostages he held at Platte Canyon High School in Bailey, Colorado.

The girl was rushed by helicopter to a nearby hospital.

SWAT officers stormed the classroom building where he was barricaded after using a "flash-bang" grenade to stun the gunman.

The intruder walked into the school and opened fire shortly before noon, causing hundreds of students to be evacuated in a scene that drew comparisons to the 1999 Columbine school massacre.

State and local police and federal agents descended on the school and spent several hours surrounding it before the raid.

Platt High School has 460 students and is next to a middle school. Both were quickly evacuated when the siege began.

On April 20, 1999, students Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris went on a shooting rampage at Columbine, killing 13 people and wounding 21 others before they committed suicide.

Good job done by the US Police, that is how it should be .. if you threaten school kids lives with a gun, you forfiet your own, none of that namby pamby trying to talk him out of it, whilst he is killing others ... take him out and the problem is solved

[Setarime]

Totally agree Rocol, he got what he deserved. Thankfully we dont get as many psycho's with guns here as they do over the water

[stubacca68]

its only a shame he killed one student! why not take him out before he gets that sort of chance!

but well done to the bloke who fired the fatal shot!

[Coppaforlife]

Originally Posted by Rocol

Good job done by the US Police, that is how it should be .. if you threaten school kids lives with a gun, you forfiet your own, none of that namby pamby trying to talk him out of it, whilst he is killing others ... take him out and the problem is solved

I totally agree with this especially the highlighted portion...if that tactic was used more often then a great deal of the senseless stuff going on worldwide would be fought like the cliche goes; "fire with fire".

[Arwen]

He deserved what he got, if the cops hadnt done it and he had got away i know that if somebody done anything like that to any of my 6 kids i would have them and do time for it no fear. Like what happened in Dunblane all those kids hurt and the ones who were killed may he burn in hell

[Rocol]

According to more recent news, he sexually abused some of the hostages, then topped himself after shooting a 16 year old girl, that was running away trying to escape, in the back of the head. Agree with what you say Tankgirl, may he burn in Hell.

[Saurgrist]

Originally Posted by stubacca68

its only a shame he killed one student! why not take him out before he gets that sort of chance!

Yes, he killed the girl as he was getting shot at by police. And yes, Rocol is right, he sexually abused the girls when he was holding them as hostages.

He will burn in Hell, and this girl will be with God in Heaven. May she rest in peace.

[TGLucario]

he's dead...& thats a good thing...cos he killed some1, so he should rot in hell