Global Information2006 Platte Canyon High School hostage crisis information
| 2006 Platte Canyon High School hostage crisis | |
|---|---|
| Location | Bailey, Colorado, United States |
| Date | September 27, 2006 c. 11:40 a.m.–3:45 p.m. (UTC-6) |
| Target | Platte Canyon High School |
Attack type | School shooting, murder-suicide, hostage taking, sexual assault |
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| Deaths | 2 (Keyes and the perpetrator) |
| Injured | 7 (via sexual assault) |
| Perpetrator | Duane Roger Morrison |
The Platte Canyon High School hostage crisis was a hostage taking and shooting at Platte Canyon High School in Bailey, Colorado, on September 27, 2006. The gunman, 53-year-old[2] Duane Roger Morrison, took seven female students hostage and sexually assaulted them,[3] later releasing four. When police broke open the classroom's door with explosives, Morrison opened fire with a semi-automatic pistol before shooting hostage Emily Keyes in the head. The other remaining hostages escaped unharmed, and paramedics confirmed that Morrison had committed suicide shortly before police were able to enter the classroom. Keyes was pronounced dead at 4:32 p.m. MDT (23:32 UTC) at Saint Anthony's Hospital in Denver, Colorado, after undergoing emergency surgery.[4]
- ^ ""Emily Keyes Autopsy Report"" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2014-08-17. Retrieved 2014-08-03.
- ^ "Colorado Sheriff: High School Assault of Sexual Nature". CNN. September 28, 2006. Archived from the original on September 28, 2006. Retrieved September 28, 2006.
- ^ Alfano, Sean (September 27, 2006). "Cops Say School Shooting Was Horrific". CBS News. Archived from the original on July 17, 2018. Retrieved July 16, 2018.
- ^ "High school hostages were sexually assaulted". Rocky Mountain News. September 27, 2006. Archived from the original on October 16, 2006. Retrieved September 27, 2006.