MSNBC Breaking: Hostage standoff in Tennesee

[JM]

Hostages taken at Tenn. college

DYERSBURG, Tenn., Sept. 17 — A man with a gun and knife took a classroom full of college students hostage Wednesday afternoon, a state education official said. No injuries were immediately reported in the standoff at Dyersburg State Community College
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http://www.msnbc.com/news/968191.asp?0cm=c10

Later,
JM

[rabid_nerd]

1. OH I thought our supporters

got tired of Al saying no...

[Hawkeye-X]

2. Hoax

It's a hoax.

*sheesh* Some people! Hope the prankster gets into trouble for that.

Hawkeye-X

[JM]

3. Hmmm....

...MSNBC states the SWAT team was there and negotiations had started. pretty deep for a hoax. If true and it is a hoax, someone will be facing some jail time. Sadly it will be more time than those who rape corporations get...

Later,
JM

[demdave]

4. Why do you say it is a hoax?

[TahitiNut]

7. Not.

A humor-impaired call to CNN took advantage of this tragedy to perpetrate a hoax. The tragedy isn't. :shrug:

[Ediacara]

5. CBS News link

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/09/17/national/main573787.shtml

Aparently, NOT a hoax, although the call into CNN WAS a hoax.

[Pert_UK]

6. Still being reported on the web......

"Four hostages have been released, and no injuries have been reported. Police believe up to a dozen people are still being held in a classroom at Dyersburg State Community College. "

As at 7:12 p.m. EDT September 17, 2003

http://www.local6.com/news/2491647/detail.html

[PaDUer]

8. MSNBC..

the gunmen killed himself.

[Pert_UK]

9. It's over - gunman killed self, wounded 2 hostages....

"DYERSBURG, Tenn. (AP) - A gunman who took at least a dozen people hostage in a college classroom Wednesday afternoon killed himself and wounded two hostages, police said...

Dyersburg Police Chief Bobby Williamson said the two hostages were wounded, but their injuries were not serious.

The gunman, 26-year-old Harold Kilpatrick Jr., was from Memphis, but was staying with his sister in Dyersburg. He had left a note saying he ``wanted to kill some people and die today.'' "

Nice.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uslatest/story/0,1282,-3160858,00.html

[PaDUer]

10. claimed he was an "al-qaeda" gunman!!

http://www.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4057,7300402%255E1702,00.html

'Al-Qaeda' gunman in college siege

From correspondents in Dyersburg, Tennessee
September 18, 2003

A MAN with a gun and a knife claiming to be a member of al-Qaeda took a classroom of US college students hostage this afternoon.

[TennesseeWalker]

11. Well, isn't that special.

We've brainwashed people to the point that they think they're al-Qaeda. It's a wonderful life with Shrub.

[no one in particular]

12. Harold Kilpatrick Jr.,

"Harold Kilpatrick Jr.", combined with his nutcase behavior, has Freeper written all over it.

Someone needs to find out his Freeper screen name.

[Pert_UK]

13. BBC now saying that police shot the gunman+maybe hit hostages?

"A man who took a class hostage at a college in the US state of Tennessee has been shot dead by police.

Police said they stormed the classroom at the State Community College in Dyersburg after hearing gunshots...

"Negotiations started and then they broke down and he began to fire. My people went in and took him down. The situation is over," said Dyersburg Police Chief Bobby Williamson.

Two of the hostages were injured in the shooting though it is not clear whether by Kilpatrick or by police."

Full article:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/3118170.stm