Shooting at an Amish school leaves at least 6 dead

[Glenn]

I hope mercury is okay.

http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/10/02/ami....ap/index.html

Coroner: At least 6 dead in Amish school shooting

POSTED: 1:16 p.m. EDT, October 2, 2006

NICKEL MINES, Pennsylvania (AP) -- A county coroner said Monday that at least six people were killed in a shooting at an Amish school in Pennsylvania.

Police earlier had said a gunman killed "a number" of people and that the shooter was among the dead.

The county coroner told reporters, "So far, six confirmed dead," and that helicopters were arriving "like crazy" at Lancaster General Hospital.

Police surrounded the one-room school late Monday morning, and the Lancaster County 911 Web site reported that dozens of emergency units were dispatched to a "medical emergency" at 10:45 a.m. (Watch helicopter video from the scene of the shooting -- 1:00 )

Two hours later, about three dozen people in traditional Amish clothing, hats and bonnets stood near the small school building speaking to one another, several young people and authorities. At least two ambulances had left the scene, and at least one person was taken on a stretcher to a medical helicopter.

Officials at the Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center confirmed that victims were being admitted there. A spokeswoman said the hospital anticipated more than one patient, but did not know how many.

[Hermy]

That title is incredibly offensive. I'm proud.

[mercury]

Clippity clop bang... clippity clop bang... Another Amish drive by shooting.

From Da Hood ...Ya

[Matt]

is it too early?

[Fool]

You Tube appears to think it is.

[Glenn]

YouTubewned?

[Glenn]

After reading this, I feel bad about the thread title, so I've edited it.

Sorry to let you down Herm, I roll medium/soft when it comes to dead kids, Amish or not.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061002/...chool_shooting

Police: Pa. school gunman a truck driver

By MARK SCOLFORO, Associated Press Writer
1 minute ago

NICKEL MINES, Pa. - A 32-year-old milk truck driver took about a dozen girls hostage in a one-room Amish schoolhouse Monday, barricaded the doors with boards and shot several people, killing at least three of the girls and apparently himself, authorities said.

It was the nation's third deadly school shooting in less than a week, and similar to an attack just days earlier at school in Colorado.

Lancaster County Coroner G. Gary Kirchner initially said six people were killed, but later said he wasn't certain. Police said they found four people, including the gunman, dead when they got inside.

The gunman, identified as Charles Carl Roberts, had been in the school about 45 minutes before police got the call, State Police Commissioner Jeffrey B. Miller said. Officers had to break windows to get into the school. By then, three young girls and the gunman were dead, he said.

Police said earlier the gunman sent the male students outside while keeping the girls in and blocking the doors.

It was the nation's third deadly school shooting in less than a week, and one of the deadliest in U.S. history.

"So far, six confirmed dead, and the helicopters are pulling into (Lancaster General Hospital) like crazy," Coroner G. Gary Kirchner had said earlier.

Three girls, ages 6-12, were admitted to Lancaster General Hospital in critical condition with gunshot wounds, spokesman John Lines said. Officials at the Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center confirmed that victims also were being admitted there.

Police late Monday morning surrounded the one-room schoolhouse, a tiny building surrounded by a white fence and farm fields in southeastern Lancaster County. The Lancaster County 911 Web site reported that dozens of emergency units were dispatched to a "medical emergency" at 10:45 a.m.

Hours after the attack, about three dozen people in traditional Amish clothing, broad-brimmed hats and bonnets stood nearby speaking to one another and authorities. Others gathered with a group of children at a nearby farm while investigators stretched out in a line across a field searching for evidence.

The school is just outside Nickel Mines, a tiny village about 55 miles west of Philadelphia.

On Friday, a school principal was gunned down in Cazenovia, Wis. A 15-year-old student, described as upset over a reprimand, was charged with murder in the killing. Just two days earlier, an adult gunman held six girls hostage in a school at Bailey, Colo., before killing a 16-year-old girl and then himself.

Nationwide, the 1999 Columbine High School massacre in Littleton, Colo., remains the deadliest school shooting, claiming the lives of 15 people, including the two teenage gunmen. Last year, a 16-year-old shot seven people to death at a school on Minnesota's Red Lake Indian Reservation, then killed himself.

[Glenn]

Scumbag Professions Power Rankings
1. Truck Driver (Last week, 4)
2. Pastor/Minister/et al. (Last week, 1)
3. Ice Cream Man (Last week, 2)
4. Guy that sells programs at sporting events (Last week, 5)
5. Janitor (Last week, 3)
6. Youth Sports Coach (Last week, 6)
7. Bowling Alley Shoe Deodorizer Guy (Last week , 7)
8. Life Insurance Salesman (Last week, 10)
9. Used Car Salesman (Last week, 9)
10. Male grade school teacher (Last week, 8)

[Fool]

Just to be clear, are you saying all Pastors/Ministers are scumbags? Same with Male grade school teachers? I'm pretty sure we have one or two of that last one posting here.

[Glenn]

Just to be clear, are you saying all Pastors/Ministers are scumbags? Same with Male grade school teachers? I'm pretty sure we have one or two of that last on posting here.

Fool, sorry for the confusion.

These rankings represent the % of scumbags in the overall pool of people working in those professions (for this week at least).

Thanks for your comments, feel free to post your own rankings here.