Wis. Hostage Taker Dies from Self-inflicted Gunshot Wound
On November 29th, 15 year old Marinette High School Sophomore Samuel Hengel stormed into his history class with a .22 caliber and a 9mm semi-automatic handgun. His classmates and teacher tried to keep him calm throughout the whole ordeal. They made small talk with him. At 10:44 AM, he shot himself and police stormed into the classroom. Hengel was taken to the hospital and died soon after. What could have motivated this boy to kill himself, especially in a school? Was he initially planning to murder other students. Allvoices.com says that the boy did not want to hurt others, based on interviews with students that were in the room.
I wish that incidents like this didn't end in suicide, because it would be extremely beneficial to study these individuals and see if there are any neurological/biological/psychological similarities between this student, the students of Columbine, and of the perpetrator of the Virginia Tech Massacre.
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