Update: Gunman Taken Into Custody After High School Hostage Situation in Dutchess County, NY
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Update: Gunman taken into custody:
http://www.wtvr.com/wpix-pine-plains-school-hostage,0,2154798.story
The Dutchess County Sheriff's Department says Stissing Mountain High School was under lockdown with a hostage situation Tuesday morning.
At about 10 a.m., the suspect was taken into police custody and no injuries were reported.
According to the Pine Plains Town Supervisor Gregg Pulver, the school's principal was taken hostage at the start of the school day at about 8 a.m.
The gunman is described as a man in his 40s, who has had previous run-ins with the law and may be mentally unstable.
The suspect reportedly walked into the school with a rifle. He first went to the bathroom, then went to the principal's office and took the principal hostage.
Reports also say the gunman graduated from Stissing Mountain High School in the 1980s.
The gunman was in contact with a hostage negotiation team and reports say the gunman and principal were in an isolated location, possibly the principal's office, away from students.
An evacuation plan is underway and some students have already been escorted out. At this hour, some students still remain inside the school.
Parents of students were instructed to go to Stissing House Restaurant and Tavern parking lot at the center of town, where they will be reunited with their children.
Police units are on the scene and unconfirmed reports say the New York State Police requested that several ambulances remain on standby at the Pine Plains school.
Among several other agencies, New York State Police's rifle team and SWAT team are on the scene.
The local fire department has also closed several surrounding streets to traffic.
There are approximately 500 students and 100 staff members at the high school.
The high school is located at 2829 Church Street and shares the same address as the Stissing Mountain Middle School.
Pine Plains is located about 90 miles north of New York City. It is described as a close-knit rural town with a population of about 2,400 people.
http://www.wtvr.com/wpix-pine-plains-school-hostage,0,2154798.story
The Dutchess County Sheriff's Department says Stissing Mountain High School was under lockdown with a hostage situation Tuesday morning.
At about 10 a.m., the suspect was taken into police custody and no injuries were reported.
According to the Pine Plains Town Supervisor Gregg Pulver, the school's principal was taken hostage at the start of the school day at about 8 a.m.
The gunman is described as a man in his 40s, who has had previous run-ins with the law and may be mentally unstable.
The suspect reportedly walked into the school with a rifle. He first went to the bathroom, then went to the principal's office and took the principal hostage.
Reports also say the gunman graduated from Stissing Mountain High School in the 1980s.
The gunman was in contact with a hostage negotiation team and reports say the gunman and principal were in an isolated location, possibly the principal's office, away from students.
An evacuation plan is underway and some students have already been escorted out. At this hour, some students still remain inside the school.
Parents of students were instructed to go to Stissing House Restaurant and Tavern parking lot at the center of town, where they will be reunited with their children.
Police units are on the scene and unconfirmed reports say the New York State Police requested that several ambulances remain on standby at the Pine Plains school.
Among several other agencies, New York State Police's rifle team and SWAT team are on the scene.
The local fire department has also closed several surrounding streets to traffic.
There are approximately 500 students and 100 staff members at the high school.
The high school is located at 2829 Church Street and shares the same address as the Stissing Mountain Middle School.
Pine Plains is located about 90 miles north of New York City. It is described as a close-knit rural town with a population of about 2,400 people.
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CalgarC
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look on the bright side, little Johny got to skip his English test :D
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