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Why does EVERYTHING have to happen in FLORIDA??
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| ::TranceVanDyk:: |
| quote: | SWAT Team Shoots Armed Fla. 8th-Grader
By KELLI KENNEDY, Associated Press Writer 10 minutes ago
LONGWOOD, Fla. - A suicidal eighth grader who pulled a handgun in class and forced another child into a closet was shot by a sheriff's SWAT team member Friday when he later threatened deputies, Seminole County officials said.
Sheriff Don Eslinger said the 15-year-old boy brought the gun to Milwee Middle School in his backpack. Eslinger said two students saw it and one persuaded the other to report it, causing a scuffle.
The alleged gunman told one of the students to go into a closet, ran from the classroom and "traveled with this firearm throughout the campus," Eslinger said. Deputies eventually isolated him in a restroom, and the school was evacuated.
"At one time he held the gun to his neck. As the deputies attempted to establish dialogue, he raised the firearm and lethal force was used by the sheriff's office," Eslinger said.
The boy was taken to the hospital. His condition was unknown.
"He was suicidal," Eslinger said. "During this standoff, and during the chase, the student said he was going to kill himself or die."
No one else was injured. Officials with the sheriff's office said they had not confirmed whether the gun the boy had was real or a toy.
Classes were canceled for the rest of the day, and frantic parents arrived to pick up their children.
"When I saw the news, I just couldn't believe this was my daughter's school. I came right away," said Anil Santos, whose daughter, Aleister, is in eighth grade.
Sarah Tivy, 12, said some students were frightened, but she appeared calm.
"I just figured that if someone is going to bring a gun to school, then they need to be taken out of school," she said. |
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| Mattivi |
| im going to go out on a limb here and say im pretty sure there are things happening outside of florida:wtf: |
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| mister ben |
In this handout image from a Florida Atlantic University surveillance video, two attackers are seen chasing and beating a homeless man who had been sleeping on a bench, Thursday, Jan. 12, 2005, near the Broward Center for Performing Arts in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Police say they will seek murder charges against the attackers who beat a homeless man to death and are suspected in two similar attacks a few hours later. (AP Photo/ Fort Lauderdale Police Dept. via WSVN TV) |
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| DarkAngel |
| quote: | Originally posted by mister ben
In this handout image from a Florida Atlantic University surveillance video, two attackers are seen chasing and beating a homeless man who had been sleeping on a bench, Thursday, Jan. 12, 2005, near the Broward Center for Performing Arts in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Police say they will seek murder charges against the attackers who beat a homeless man to death and are suspected in two similar attacks a few hours later. (AP Photo/ Fort Lauderdale Police Dept. via WSVN TV) |
Oh yeah, I heard about that.
Talk about low-lifes. :rolleyes: |
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| hiram |
| quote: | Originally posted by mister ben
In this handout image from a Florida Atlantic University surveillance video, two attackers are seen chasing and beating a homeless man who had been sleeping on a bench, Thursday, Jan. 12, 2005, near the Broward Center for Performing Arts in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Police say they will seek murder charges against the attackers who beat a homeless man to death and are suspected in two similar attacks a few hours later. (AP Photo/ Fort Lauderdale Police Dept. via WSVN TV) |
sad to see things like that happen=/ |
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| trancec0re |
Too many drugs, too little brain cells. That's FL for ya.
Welcome to the trailer park capital of the world! |
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| DarkAngel |
| quote: | Originally posted by trancec0re
Too many drugs, too little brain cells. That's FL for ya.
Welcome to the trailer park capital of the world! |
Well now, that's pretty tasteless. :rolleyes: |
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| ::TranceVanDyk:: |
| yep. anybody listen to loveline? usually on the rock stations at night, adam corolla and dr. drew, anyways, they have a game called, "germany or florida?" someone tells an off-the-wall true story, and they guess whether its from germany or florida. just because all the stupid either comes from germany or florida.:rolleyes: |
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