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Published: Fri, 13 Nov 2009
Description: Student helps police in school hostage crisis
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" Students had a New York State middle school taken hostage by -- gunman just three days ago will head back to school today. And they may have our next guest to thank. 42 year old Christopher Kraft entered the school with a shotgun on Tuesday and took the principal hostage locking -- for two hours trapped inside. The entire school the school population plus twelve year old -- Bruener. And using gestures he learned from his two Brothers in the military -- helped relay important information to."
" on the scene. Information -- to -- and helped end the hostage crisis in -- Joins us right now good morning -- morning so you just happen to be in need guidance counselor out office next to where. This hostage taker guy came -- Bryant are so you know there's a problem going on. What signs did you start putting up on that island -- slot car I didn't one gone and ended the pistons -- in the united for hostage. --"
" That is so smart of you that you would do that because you had heard. This guy with a gun come in -- he said -- principle what."
" Song I would -- to speak to mr. Hess and room."
" Let's go this your rain here and he's tough team and -- you heard that he had a gun and so that's why you gave the swat team when you heard them pull up. Gave them that simply those symbols here but unfortunately."
" The swat team didn't know what you were doing exactly did detonate and get they got that guy consignment thing -- the house and senate okay see you use a little Yankee ingenuity."
" And you made him a sign."
" So you broke up a piece of paper and what did you right arrow -- one man with a gun and four hostage since and they saw that yes our. So did they give you any signs back yes what do they tell you they -- around a piece of paper was sharply like marrying -- they -- I'm jump out the window."
" Which you did and quite smartly. You did what before you did it."
" Her much -- the money out of my -- because in the end making -- wounds and that's right and you know what because of the information that you gave the swat team."
" The police who were you know they wanted to know what was going on with the gunman they knew that there was one guy with one gun and four hostages yes."
" And you learned that kind of the symbols from my Brothers and militant in my again and."
" speech and bush -- fantastic. What has -- the reactions accents alone and Jeter -- on changing stuff. Imagine -- during that time in jittery after this night on national TV and I can't. Well congratulations to you referred knowing what to do so many people. In and you're only twelve years old you knew exactly what to do -- Then I think almost snowstorms guess is that -- and bush -- thing to realize you know. Own iron most of -- it's staying -- communications. And there's -- can remember it sure looks okay you remembered enough on that day right."
" and by the way we should point out that the gunman was taken into custody and he was complaining that the US military in GI's in particular are not treated. Correctly all right is that -- we thank you very much for joining us today thinking back to school right yes --"
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