Jimmy Lee Dykes is dead. The boy, Ethan, is safe.

[Stinky The Clown]

There is almost no other news out of Alabama right now. More is said to be coming.

edit to add this link, which has no real information apart from what was in my post: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/02/04/alabama-bus-child-hostage-bunker/1891233/

[Skittles]

1. AWWW

been so waiting to hear that

[onehandle]

2. A lesson to NRAhadists. You can be taken. nt

[randome]

3. Not a good analogy. Sykes was clearly mentally unstable.

Granted, I consider many Republicans to be that, as well, but I would not characterize everyone who believes in possession of guns to be 'NRAhadists'.

Other mentally unbalanced individuals will learn nothing from this because...they're mentally unbalanced.

[onehandle]

4. Where did I say 'everyone who believes in possession of guns?' nt

[randome]

6. My mistake, then.

[lpbk2713]

5. They took his gun from his cold dead hands.

I'm glad the ordeal is over for the youngster.

[wandy]

7. Sad. You knew it would turn out this way.............

Or about the best you could hope for.

[Robb]

8. Since the boy is alive, I'll find room in my heart

...to feel badly for a vet we might've helped better, somehow.

[truegrit44]

9. OMG I have worried about that child so THANK GOODNESS! n/t