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About fifty years ago, three gunmen held a class of fifth graders hostage leading to one of the early "school shooting" incidents. -- (edited)

Posted by Reluctant Cynic (aka ReluctantCynic) Apr 29 '23, 10:29

Fortunately, not a mass shooting because only one of the gunman was killed, but this news story provides a fairly strong contrast to gun violence in schools today.

I heard about this shooting quite a lot when I started elementary school the next year.

https://www.pjstar.com/story/news/history/2023/04/29/hostage-taking-standoff-at-st-cecilia-school-peoria-illinois-shocked-students-city-newsroom/70136480007/ (www.pjstar.com)

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The recent Texas shooting, with the AR-15, the guy was firing his Ar-15 into the air—Neighbors came by to ask him to stop…he killed that whole family -- nm - Flavorize Apr 29, 12:28 4
- Ban air! -- nm - znufrii 🦄 Apr 29, 14:06 2
  - znu, air doesn't kill people. -- nm - loosilu Apr 29, 14:34 1
    - They’re not doing anything about the thing that does, so… -- nm* - znufrii 🦄 Apr 29, 15:10
- his ground was stood -- nm - hollywood big shot Apr 29, 13:40
same school? or nearby? I remember the school bus kidnapping where they buried it in a quarry, didn't figure out a kid could stand on the driver's -- nm - shoulders to open the emergency hatch Apr 29, 12:26

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About fifty years ago, three gunmen held a class of fifth graders hostage leading to one of the early "school shooting" incidents. -- (edited)

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