UPDATE: Suspect has reportedly been captured according to CNN, 10:00 a.m. EST. (ht: DorothyT) There were no reported injuries, thankfully.
Jesus, not again.
This is a necessarily short diary to break some disturbing news.
A gunman is holding a principal hostage in Pine Plains, NY, about 90 miles north of NYC.
Pine Plains Town Supervisor Gregg Pulver tells CNN that students at Stissing Mountain High School are safe.
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CNN reports this:
Police have the gunman contained to a room at Stissing Mountain High School and are negotiating, said Pine Plains Town Supervisor Gregg Pulver.
Pulver said he believed the gunman is a parent.
It was not clear whether the principal was from the high school or middle school, which are in the same building.
Pulver said he first heard about the gunman around the time the school opened at 7:45 a.m. It is unclear how many people were in the school at the time, but he said around 600 people -- 500 children and 100 staff members -- are usually at the school.
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