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John1956PA

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Tue Aug 25, 2015, 07:04 PM Aug 2015

The Latest: Prosecutor plans charges in hostage-taking

Source: Washington Post

By Associated Press August 25 at 6:31 PM
PHILIPPI, W.Va. — The latest in the arrest of a suspect after a report of a gun at a West Virginia high school (all times local):

6 p.m.:

A prosecutor says she plans to pursue charges against a 14-year-old boy taken into custody in what authorities say was a hostage-taking episode at a West Virginia high school.

West Virginia State Police say the teenager had a gun and held several students and a teacher in a high school classroom before he let them go and eventually was taken into custody. No injuries were reported and officials say the school was evacuated.

Read more: http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/the-latest-suspect-at-wva-high-school-in-custody/2015/08/25/55f83be8-4b6a-11e5-80c2-106ea7fb80d4_story.html

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