Gruntled
02-23-2006, 10:31 PM
Gunman takes nine hostage during legal hearing
Thursday, February 23, 2006; Posted: 10:15 p.m. EST (03:15 GMT)
PHOENIX, Arizona (AP) -- A man pulled a gun during a legal proceeding Thursday and took as many as nine people hostage in an office in a central Phoenix high-rise, authorities said.
Police Sgt. Andy Hill said the gunman and hostages were inside a hearing room in a National Labor Relations Board office on the building's 18th floor. The floors immediately above and below were evacuated.
Thursday, February 23, 2006; Posted: 10:15 p.m. EST (03:15 GMT)
PHOENIX, Arizona (AP) -- A man pulled a gun during a legal proceeding Thursday and took as many as nine people hostage in an office in a central Phoenix high-rise, authorities said.
Police Sgt. Andy Hill said the gunman and hostages were inside a hearing room in a National Labor Relations Board office on the building's 18th floor. The floors immediately above and below were evacuated.