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Harold Kilpatrick, aged 26, held up to 16 students and their teacher at gunpoint for more than nine hours on Wednesday.
Police stormed the building after shots rang out around 10pm.
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SUBSCRIBEHarold Kilpatrick, aged 26, held up to 16 students and their teacher at gunpoint for more than nine hours on Wednesday.
Police stormed the building after shots rang out around 10pm.
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