Crazy: Police Kill Parent Who Held Elementary Teacher Hostage For Six Hours
Damn, this is an unfortunate situation and I feel for the kid who probably had no idea what was going on.
Police shot and killed a man who took his child's elementary teacher hostage.
SWAT officers on Tuesday evening swarmed a Riverside elementary school classroom and shot a parent who had taken a teacher hostage, ending an hours-long standoff.The parent, identified as Luvelle Kennon, 27, of Riverside died later at a hospital, said Riverside police Officer Ryan Railsback.The teacher, Linda Montgomery, sustained some scrapes and abrasions when she was grabbed and pulled into an empty classroom, Railsback said.The parent, who has a daughter in first grade, did not appear to follow the school district’s safety procedures and check in with the front desk, Railsback said.A male teacher confronted the parent, who responded by hitting that teacher in the face, Railsback said. A witness told KABCthat the teacher’s face was bloodied and his nose was broken. The teacher was treated at a hospital, police said.Authorities are still trying to determine the exact motive for the parent’s actions. -(Joseph Serna and Alene Tchekmedyian, Los Angeles Times)