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School Siege Ends with Death of Student Hostage

By Jeff Brady

Published September 28, 2006 at 6:31 AM PDT

This story was published more than 18 years ago.

A unidentified gunman shot and killed a student he held hostage for four hours at a high school in Bailey, Colo., on Wednesday. The man also killed himself as police entered the school in an attempt to rescue two hostages.

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Jeff Brady

Jeff Brady is a National Desk Correspondent based in Philadelphia, where he covers energy issues and climate change. Brady helped establish NPR's environment and energy collaborative which brings together NPR and Member station reporters from across the country to cover the big stories involving the natural world.

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