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January 17, 2003, 11:54 PM
Teen Holds Classmates Hostage in Arroyo Grande
POSTED: 5:16 p.m. PST January 17, 2003
ARROYO GRANDE, Calif. -- A suicidal sophomore student was arrested Friday after he briefly held about 25 classmates and two teachers hostage at gunpoint, police said.
The unidentified boy was tackled by two classmates, who took a loaded 9 mm semiautomatic gun from him, police Sgt. John Allen said.
No injuries were reported.
Police were called to Arroyo Grande High School at 9:11 a.m. after they received a report of a student with a gun, Allen said.
The unidentified 15-year-old pulled out the loaded weapon and pointed it at two teachers in his sophomore English class, ordering them to sit down, Allen said.
"His intent was to end his life," Allen said. "He wanted an audience. He had a lot of personal issues that he wasn't dealing with very well."
The teen was arrested for investigation of assault with a deadly weapon, bringing a weapon on school grounds and false imprisonment.
The high school was placed under lockdown for about an hour while authorities determined that no other students were involved.
Arroyo Grande, population 16,000, is 142 miles northwest of Los Angeles.
http://www.ktvu.com/news/1917519/detail.html
POSTED: 5:16 p.m. PST January 17, 2003
ARROYO GRANDE, Calif. -- A suicidal sophomore student was arrested Friday after he briefly held about 25 classmates and two teachers hostage at gunpoint, police said.
The unidentified boy was tackled by two classmates, who took a loaded 9 mm semiautomatic gun from him, police Sgt. John Allen said.
No injuries were reported.
Police were called to Arroyo Grande High School at 9:11 a.m. after they received a report of a student with a gun, Allen said.
The unidentified 15-year-old pulled out the loaded weapon and pointed it at two teachers in his sophomore English class, ordering them to sit down, Allen said.
"His intent was to end his life," Allen said. "He wanted an audience. He had a lot of personal issues that he wasn't dealing with very well."
The teen was arrested for investigation of assault with a deadly weapon, bringing a weapon on school grounds and false imprisonment.
The high school was placed under lockdown for about an hour while authorities determined that no other students were involved.
Arroyo Grande, population 16,000, is 142 miles northwest of Los Angeles.
http://www.ktvu.com/news/1917519/detail.html