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Wisconsin Teen Gunman Dies

By Scott Sarvay
November 30, 2010 Updated Nov 30, 2010 at 6:53 PM EDT

MARINETTE, Wisconsin (Indiana's NewsCenter) - The teenager who kept his class hostage in northeastern Wisconsin has died.

According to police 15-year-old Samuel Hengel shoot himself as a SWAT team broke into a classroom where he held students and a teacher hostage for nearly six-hours.

Marinette police have no motive, and those who knew Hengel are stunned.

The 23-students and one teacher were released unharmed.



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