15-year-old Boy Opens Fire during Standoff
According to the Star Tribune, “A 15-year-old boy from St. Croix County, Wis., was in custody after shooting about 100 rounds from his home near Hudson during a standoff with police.� The boy barricaded himself in a house at about 9 p.m. Friday. He had two shotguns and a .22 caliber pistol. Authorities did not return fire and negotiated for three hours with him, who was said to be suicidal. He surrendered at 12:30 a.m. Saturday. No one was injured and the boy was taken to a Madison hospital for evaluation.
According to the Pioneer Press, “An armed standoff between a teenage boy and police ended without serious injury Saturday morning after the boy fired about 100 shots from inside a home in an upscale Hudson, Wis., neighborhood.� The standoff began at about 9 p.m. after the 15-year-old boy had threatened suicide. Friends heard gunshots over the phone which prompted them to call police. Police say he was not directing fire at officers. They contacted him by having his friends call the house. He was persuaded to surrender at about 12:30 a.m. The boy had numerous cuts on his hands and feet from the broken glass. He was taken to a local hospital and was then transferred to a mental health institute for evaluations. He will likely face felony charges for reckless endangerment and criminal damage to property.
The Star Tribune story was more of a brief, leaving out a lot of information. The Pioneer Press was far more detailed, including quotes from a sheriff, and much more about the boy himself.