Wisconsin High School Hostage Taker Dies

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MARINETTE, (GaeaTimes.com)- Samuel Hengel, the 15-Year old student who held 23 students and their teacher hostage at the Marinette High School in Wisconsin has died due to the self inflicted wounds on Tuesday. The authorities have revealed that the motive behind the teenager’s decision to take the students and teacher hostage has not been identified yet.

The students who were taken hostage spoke to the media about the ordeal and said that it never looked like Samuel Hengel would hurt anyone. One student also said that he did look like he was about to commit suicide. The students said that the teacher did a heroic job when it came to keeping the situation calm. Another student had also asked about Samuel Hengel’s hunting exploits to ease up the tension that was building throughout the 6 hour hostage stand-off in Wisconsin.

Reports indicate that Samuel Hengel was well liked in Marinette high school, Wisconsin and known to have a passion for hunting and fishing. Many have expressed shock at the turn of events on Monday and could not imagine Samuel Hengel doing something like this. Samuel Hengel walked into a class where a film was being shown and shot at the projector. He was carrying two handguns and a duffel bag full of ammunition and took the entire class hostage along with the teacher. After shooting at the wall he collected the cell phones of the students and broke some that rang. He also threatened the principal with a gun when he tried to come into the class. As the stand-off dragged on for six hours, the authorities and the police decided to take action and tried to break into the basement classroom. Before they entered, they heard gun shots and entered to find that Samuel Hengel had shot himself.