NATION : Youth Holds Class at Gunpoint
A high school sophomore held half a dozen classmates at gunpoint for several hours today, demanding such things as soft drinks, candy and a school bus before finally surrendering to police.
Officials said the youth surrendered shortly before 2 p.m. local time, about 5 1/2 hours after the incident began. There were no injuries.
The hostages were middle-school pupils attending the combined South Forsyth middle school-high school, schools spokeswoman Joyce Shadburn said. The boy attended the high school, she said.
Shadburn said the boy fired one shot in the classroom shortly after classes began for the day. Authorities gave no details of what kind of gun was involved.
Although the boy allowed some girls to go free in exchange for candy and soda, he kept about six boys in the classroom for several hours more.
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