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LONGWOOD, Fla. - A suicidal eighth grader who pulled a handgun in class and briefly took another child hostage was shot by a SWAT team member Friday when he later threatened deputies, Seminole County officials said.
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Sheriff Don Eslinger said the 15-year-old boy brought the gun to Milwee Middle School in his backpack and briefly took a fellow student hostage during a classroom scuffle.

The student then ran from the classroom and was pursued by deputies into a restroom and isolated there, Eslinger said. The school was evacuated, and 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.

"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."

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, a seventh grader, 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," the 12-year-old said.

quite sad actually

Shoot the hostage!
No seriously.  Suicidal or not, they had no choice but to shoot him when he raised it.  And by not killing him they saved his life

Anyone else notice that this is a 15 year old EIGTH GRADER???

A bit old to be in 8th grade, isn't he?

A 15 year old with a handgun is still a lethal threat. Suicide by cop is never a fun thing for an officer to go through.

Quoted: quite sad actually

sad for everyone

including the deputies who were forced into what sounds like another suicide by cop

aww the poor thing

thinning the herd

Looks like he got what he wanted. Stupid fuck shouldn't have pulled the cops and everyone else into it. Better off manning up and doing it himself.

What's wrong with that?  He'd only have been 20 when he graduated.h.gif

Quoted: Anyone else notice that this is a 15 year old EIGTH GRADER??? A bit old to be in 8th grade, isn't he? A 15 year old with a handgun is still a lethal threat. Suicide by cop is never a fun thing for an officer to go through.

Quoted: What's wrong with that?  He'd only have been 20 when if he graduated. Quoted: Anyone else notice that this is a 15 year old EIGTH GRADER??? A bit old to be in 8th grade, isn't he? A 15 year old with a handgun is still a lethal threat. Suicide by cop is never a fun thing for an officer to go through.

If I was 15 and still in the 8th grade, I'd probably be suicidal too.  

"So what are you like in the 17th Grade...?"

"took another child hostage was shot by a SWAT team member Friday when he later threatened deputies"

Yeah, I'd have wacked him too.

Did the dog make it?

How long before the "Why couldn't they just wrestle him down?" crowd gets here?

Quoted: "took another child hostage was shot by a SWAT team member Friday when he later threatened deputies" Yeah, I'd have wacked him too. Did the dog make it?

No...He was held back a grade.

Quoted: How long before the "Why couldn't they just wrestle him down?" crowd gets here?

Or the "why couldnt they have used a stun gun or mace?" crowd.

GOOD SHOOT AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED

Quoted: Anyone else notice that this is a 15 year old EIGTH GRADER??? A bit old to be in 8th grade, isn't he? A 15 year old with a handgun is still a lethal threat. Suicide by cop is never a fun thing for an officer to go through.

Kids are cute until they find out where the safety is...
~Dg84

Quoted: What's wrong with that?  He'd only have been 20 when he graduated. Quoted: Anyone else notice that this is a 15 year old EIGTH GRADER??? A bit old to be in 8th grade, isn't he? A 15 year old with a handgun is still a lethal threat. Suicide by cop is never a fun thing for an officer to go through.

hey I was 15 when I got out of middleschool

The cool part is I was driving by the end of freshman year

the kid is lucky


did somebody say there was a dog?

So sad.







What I want to know is....Did the SWAT guy have a mask on?

I blame Airsoft and the entire series of the Land Before Time movies.

Quake 3 and Counter-Strike are not at fault.

Now he knows that it sucks to get shot, and probably wont say he would shoot himself ever again.  Lesson learned!

8th grade should be banned


completely unsafe for the children

Quoted: Quoted: How long before the "Why couldn't they just wrestle him down?" crowd gets here? Or the "why couldnt they have used a stun gun or mace?" crowd.

One of them showed up in one of the dupe threads and clearly hadn't learned what really happened before he posted his stupid comment.

Quoted: I blame Airsoft and the entire series of the Land Before Time movies. Quake 3 and Counter-Strike are not at fault.

Land before time made me build an altar to the dinosaurs as a child.  They demanded sacrifice, so I tortured and killed small animals.

That stupid little student modified a PELLET GUN to make it look more realistic.....looks like he got a big dose of realism for his troubles.

Look at it on the bright side....the other students learned a valuable lesson. They learned that if they bring/brandish a real gun or or modify their Daisy RedRyder ......SWAT WILL shoot them.

Quoted: Quoted: I blame Airsoft and the entire series of the Land Before Time movies. Quake 3 and Counter-Strike are not at fault. Land before time made me build an altar to the dinosaurs as a child.  They demanded sacrifice, so I tortured and killed small animals.

The gods are pleased...