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Alabama hostage standoff ends with child safe, gunman dead

zack991

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http://news.yahoo.com/alabama-town-gathers-bury-bus-driver-slain-hostage-011349756.html
"Authorities killed a gunman holding a 5-year-old boy hostage in an underground bunker in rural Alabama on Monday and plucked the child to safety without injury, a local law enforcement official said."

http://www.wrdw.com/news/headlines/...n-kidnappers-death-189722701.html?site=mobile

CBS radio affiliate WSB says reporters heard what may have been a concussion grenade before ambulance and fire vehicles went to and from Dykes' property about 4p.m. Eastern Time Monda
 
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Certainly a good outcome for the child. I would like to know the details of what happened. It seemed as if there would be a peaceful resolution to the situation.
Early reports say he was killed which seems to rule out suicide.
 
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I think more will come out how they rescued the child, very little has been released. Just glad the kid is safe and the bad guy is dead.
 
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I love police news conferences where the police spend 10 minutes taking about how great they are and what a great job they did and then dont release any new or relevant information.

The FBI guy said "the boy was recovered unhurt and the suspect is dead"

Oh really ? thanks for telling us that because its ALREADY been reported by every news outlet in the world.
 

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According to the news report I just saw, apparently negotiations had deteriorated and Dykes had pulled out a gun. At that point an FBI SWAT team breached the bunker and completed the rescue.
 

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According to the news report I just saw, apparently negotiations had deteriorated and Dykes had pulled out a gun. At that point an FBI SWAT team breached the bunker and completed the rescue.

Dont give Obama any ideas....
 
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