A school bus driver was shot inside a bus in Dale County, Alabama on Tuesday.
Bus driver shot dead; child held hostage. Authorities say a man** shot the driver, then removed a 6-year-old passenger and ran. Ref. Source 9
** Jim Lee Dykes
Alabama Bus Driver Murder Kidnapping Case (Hover)
Which kind of benefit could bring such an action to this man? The article says he is a member of some survivalist movement against the Government, whatever that is. But I don't think this information establishes any connection between the kill, with subsequent kidnapping, and the man's affiliation. Sounds more like this guy lost his mind for some reason.
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US hostage standoff enters second day
A tense standoff moved has into its second day as police negotiate with a US man suspected of boarding a crowded school bus, shooting the driver dead and taking a 5-year-old boy at random with him into a rural bunker. Ref. Source 1
From the reports of his neighbors, this man could be capable of anything. Let's hope he doesn't decide to turn his frustration on the young hostage. By the way, is it normal to have an underground bunker in the front yard in those regions?
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A 5-year-old boy held hostage nearly a week is safe and the Alabama man who held him hostage is dead, a law enforcement source told CNN.
Authorities say hostage-taker Jim Lee Dykes, 65, is dead after a days-long drama in Midland City, Ala., CNN and Fox News report.
The 5-year-old boy Dykes is said to have abducted after killing a school bus driver is safe, according to reports. Dykes - a decorated veteran of the Vietnam War - had kept the boy in an underground bunker on his rural property. Bus driver Charles Albert Poland Jr., 66, who was shot trying to protect children on his bus, was buried Sunday. Ref. USAToday
Good news, I'm glad to know that the kid is safe. Situations like this one can end up in any unpredictable way. Already two men lost their lives and it would be a tragedy if a child would become a victim of this guy's madness also.
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