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| US school siege ends in bloodshed | US school siege ends in bloodshed |
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| A middle-aged gunman and one of the teenage girls he was holding hostage have died after police stormed a high school in the US state of Colorado. | |
| The violent end to the siege in the small mountain town of Bailey came after the gunman threatened to harm the two female students he was holding. | The violent end to the siege in the small mountain town of Bailey came after the gunman threatened to harm the two female students he was holding. |
| The local sheriff said he believed the gunman had shot the hostage and then himself, but could not confirm this. | The local sheriff said he believed the gunman had shot the hostage and then himself, but could not confirm this. |
| The gunman had originally seized six girls, but four were later released. | |
| The injured girl was taken by helicopter to hospital in Denver, where she later died. The other girl was unhurt. | |
| 'Tactical solution' | 'Tactical solution' |
| Park County Sheriff Fred Wegener said police had decided to storm a second-floor classroom at Platte Canyon High School, where the gunman was holding the two girls, after he broke off negotiations. | |
| He said the breakdown in communication came 30 minutes before a deadline the gunman had set. | |
| "It was then decided that a tactical solution needed to be done in an effort to save the two hostages that were in the room," Sheriff Wegener told reporters. | "It was then decided that a tactical solution needed to be done in an effort to save the two hostages that were in the room," Sheriff Wegener told reporters. |
| "Entry was made, the suspect shot one of the hostages then shot himself. That's what it looks like at this time. The investigation is still ongoing." | "Entry was made, the suspect shot one of the hostages then shot himself. That's what it looks like at this time. The investigation is still ongoing." |
| Sheriff Wegener said the gunman's motives were unknown. | Sheriff Wegener said the gunman's motives were unknown. |
| "I don't know the identity of the gunman. I don't know why he wanted to do this and hopefully the investigation will reveal who it is." | "I don't know the identity of the gunman. I don't know why he wanted to do this and hopefully the investigation will reveal who it is." |
| The incident began when the man entered the school around noon (1800 GMT) with a gun and a rucksack, which he claimed held an explosive device, police said. | The incident began when the man entered the school around noon (1800 GMT) with a gun and a rucksack, which he claimed held an explosive device, police said. |
| A newspaper in Park County quoted what appeared to be police radio reports. | A newspaper in Park County quoted what appeared to be police radio reports. |
| One message described the gunman as arriving at the school with a handgun and firing a single shot when a teacher refused to do what he asked. | |
| He then took six hostages. Negotiators later arranged the release of four of them. | He then took six hostages. Negotiators later arranged the release of four of them. |
| Colombine massacre | Colombine massacre |
| Staff and pupils were evacuated from the high school and nearby Fitzsimmons Middle School while a bomb squad and Swat teams were deployed from neighbouring Jefferson County. | Staff and pupils were evacuated from the high school and nearby Fitzsimmons Middle School while a bomb squad and Swat teams were deployed from neighbouring Jefferson County. |
| The two schools have nearly 800 students between them. | The two schools have nearly 800 students between them. |
| It was in Jefferson County in 1999 where two students killed 13 people at Columbine High School before taking their own lives. | It was in Jefferson County in 1999 where two students killed 13 people at Columbine High School before taking their own lives. |
| Bailey lies 56km (35 miles) south-west of the state capital, Denver. | Bailey lies 56km (35 miles) south-west of the state capital, Denver. |
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