US high school hostage taker dies
7:23 AM Wednesday Dec 1, 2010 Share Email Print The 15-year-old boy who held 23 students and a teacher hostage in a Wisconsin classroom yesterday has died in hospital from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Marinette Police Chief Jeff Skorik says the dead boy was sophomore Samuel Hengel. Skorik says Hengel shot himself as police stormed a classroom at Marinette High School. Trapped in their classroom with the gunman, the 23 terrified teens worked desperately to keep their captor calm by chatting and laughing with him about hunting and fishing. The teenager allowed five of his hostages out after about six and a half hours, and finally all 23 and their teacher emerged unharmed. Student hostage…
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