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U.S. NEWS Thursday 2 November 2017

Police fatally shoot man holding California teacher hostage

RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — A said.
SWAT team shot and killed Calls to 911 began coming
a man who held a 70-year- in to emergency dispatch-
old first-grade teacher ers at 11:12 a.m., reporting
hostage at his daughter’s a disturbance and alterca-
Southern California school tion involving a parent. By
during what his family said the time officers arrived, it
was an emotional crisis. had escalated to a barri-
The parent, who died at a caded hostage situation.
hospital, was identified by There were no students in
Riverside authorities late the classroom at the time,
Tuesday as Luvelle Kennon, and eventually all the stu-
27, but no other information dents in the school were
about him was released. moved to a nearby park
Exactly how the incident as the SWAT team, a bomb
at Castle View Elemen- squad and detectives
tary School began was were brought in.
not clear, but it quickly be- Kennon’s relatives came to
came violent. An unidenti- the scene in hopes of inter-
fied male substitute teach- vening.
er suffered a broken nose “He’s not dangerous,” Ken-
and other facial injuries non’s uncle Carl Jackson
while trying to intervene, said before the standoff Police help escort students to a nearby restroom as they wait to be released to parents after a
a police spokesman said, ended. “It’s just a matter of man barricaded himself in a classroom at Castle View Elementary School in Riverside on Tuesday,
calling him a hero. getting in there and talking Oct. 31, 2017. The school was placed on lockdown, all students were evacuated and are reported
to be safe.
“He did everything he to him, because we can (W. Phomicinda/The Press-Enterprise via AP)
could to try to prevent the talk to him.”
suspect from taking the Jackson said Kennon had at times, but all the while, teacher. nades and storm the class-
teacher into the classroom just suffered an “emotional the safety of the teacher “We, of course, had been room was made because
and being held hostage, to breakdown,” though he was unknown. After hours fearing for the hostage’s “the fear for her safety was
the point where he got hit did not elaborate. of trying to arrange a sur- life all day,” Railsback said, increasing.”Kennon was
in the face pretty good,” SWAT officers were able to render, the SWAT team but the decision to hurl declared dead at a hospi-
Officer Ryan Railsback communicate with Kennon moved in to rescue the distracting flash-bang gre- tal hours later. q
Man who killed abortion doctor told no parole until 2043

By JOE REEDY work at an abortion clinic case again until July 2024, 2010 interview Griffin gave precedent for other cases.
Associated Press in Pensacola, Florida. the maximum time it can to “60 Minutes Australia” “I certainly hope it will send
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A Griffin, who turned 56 on set. A state investigator where he said “the only a message that it will be
man who shot and killed Sept. 11, is serving a life had recommended a pre- people who should be taken seriously. Every killer
a doctor outside a Flori- sentence at Blackwater sumptive release date of in fear and terror are the that has taken the same
da abortion clinic in 1993 River Correctional Facility April 9, 2018. abortion doctors . they’ve action that he took has cit-
should not be released from in Milton. He was convicted Gunn’s murder marked got to have a reckoning ed him as an influence,” he
prison for 25 more years, of first-degree murder in the beginning of a wave one day with God.” said. “It is and has been a
Florida’s parole board de- 1994. The commission was of deadly anti-abortion “They saw the evidence very influential case. Unfor-
cided Wednesday. required to consider Grif- violence. The shooting fol- that was provided and tunately it is the wrong kind
The state’s Commission fin’s release date because lowed clinic bombings and the interview, demonstrat- of influence.”
on Offender Review set a of the state’s mandatory regular anti-abortion pro- ing he can be a clear and Griffin was not present at
March 9, 2043, release date minimum sentencing of 25 tests in Pensacola. present danger. We are the hearing.Griffin’s moth-
for Michael Griffin, who was years, but was not meet- Gunn’s son and daughter absolutely pleased with the er, Lillian Ferreira, and
convicted of shooting Dr. ing to decide whether he testified against Griffin’s re- sentence handed down,” another supporter were
David Gunn three times should be paroled now. lease, noting that he has said David Gunn Jr. after supposed to attend the
in the back on March 10, The commission also vot- not apologized or shown the hearing. hearing but sent letters ask-
1993, as Gunn arrived to ed not to consider Griffin’s remorse. They also cited a He said this should set a ing for an earlier release. q