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16. So they charged in? or Dykes shot himself?

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Mon Feb 4, 2013, 06:05 PM

Feb 2013

Now that it's over, I'm very interested to hear the nature of his conversations with the police for the past week...

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BREAKING: Hostage Situation Ends, 5-year-old Child is Safe, Kidnapper Dead, U.S. Official Says [View all] Hissyspit Feb 2013 OP

Whew! Dont call me Shirley Feb 2013 #1

Details: Hissyspit Feb 2013 #67

YES!!!! FourScore Feb 2013 #2

best news. mikeysnot Feb 2013 #3

This message was self-deleted by its author OKNancy Feb 2013 #4

This is wonderful get the red out Feb 2013 #5

Excellent news leftynyc Feb 2013 #6

Caution! your direct link to CBS doesn't work and intaglio Feb 2013 #7

That's the link CBS always sends out initially with breaking news. Hissyspit Feb 2013 #14

On MSNBC now. nt alsame Feb 2013 #8

From the bus driver to the kidnapper, it's a shame that people had to die over this thing MrScorpio Feb 2013 #9

The kidnapper was a vile asshole ProudToBeBlueInRhody Feb 2013 #30

Its a shame the bus driver died. Travis_0004 Feb 2013 #34

ITA! nt raccoon Feb 2013 #69

Link #1 doesn't have the story, link #2 doesn't work. WilliamPitt Feb 2013 #10

Talking about it on MSNBC (Martin Bashir) right now. n/t BumRushDaShow Feb 2013 #11

Thanks goodness, having worked with a 5 year old Autistic Boy HockeyMom Feb 2013 #12

AWESOME111!!!!1!!!! kysrsoze Feb 2013 #13

Good!! dbackjon Feb 2013 #15

So they charged in? or Dykes shot himself? Blue_Tires Feb 2013 #16

I wish I could see an article that explained. nytemare Feb 2013 #43

They shot the kidnapper. musical_soul Feb 2013 #63

That is great news. I was worried about that little guy. Luciferous Feb 2013 #17

You would think Huffington Post would be all over this. ForgoTheConsequence Feb 2013 #18

OMG, what have we become? lillypaddle Feb 2013 #19

I actually breathed a sigh of relief. FedUpWithIt All Feb 2013 #20

One less right wing coward--nc randr Feb 2013 #21

He was mentally unbalanced. Don't confuse the two. randome Feb 2013 #36

He was both maxsolomon Feb 2013 #44

You mean, there is a difference? JDPriestly Feb 2013 #48

Reports say that he listened to right-wing radio and hated Obama and the government. yardwork Feb 2013 #52

Right wing thinking leads to mental imbalance randr Feb 2013 #60

I've read the same thing on conservative message boards.... musical_soul Feb 2013 #65

This message was self-deleted by its author pasto76 Feb 2013 #58

We have no information about this guy's politics.... musical_soul Feb 2013 #64

Exhaling deep breath. More details later, no doubt. n/t freshwest Feb 2013 #22

Did Kidnapper take his own life or did the police kill him? Auntie Bush Feb 2013 #23

I wonder why they call him Dyedinthewoolliberal Feb 2013 #24

Exactly. And from other reports, he was a paper pusher, having never served in combat. nt SunSeeker Feb 2013 #38

Fits in with the "Vietnam Vets are nuts" narrative. Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2013 #39

So glad. Press conf. in about 5 min. (2:35 PST) nolabear Feb 2013 #25

Good. Take note, NRAhadists. You can be taken. nt onehandle Feb 2013 #26

per CNN the FBI were the ones who rescued Ethan sasha031 Feb 2013 #27

jack booted thugs according to wayne lapierre JI7 Feb 2013 #29

+1 freshwest Feb 2013 #45

Elderly man gunned down in front of young child in his home by brazen cops ProudToBeBlueInRhody Feb 2013 #28

Probably not the time for this. randome Feb 2013 #35

Yep, you got it. Will be on the RW blogs - they're coming for yur gunz! It's started! freshwest Feb 2013 #46

Whew! krispos42 Feb 2013 #31

Just got text from my brother LizW Feb 2013 #32

thank you so much for on the ground the updates sasha031 Feb 2013 #33

So are we humbled. Thank your brother for me (us), please. freshwest Feb 2013 #47

CUE THE VONAGE THEME! rocktivity Feb 2013 #37

Thank God. Thank God. Number23 Feb 2013 #40

This 'gun nut' thought he could commit murder, revmclaren Feb 2013 #41

Dykes was mentally unbalanced. No one will learn a lesson from him. randome Feb 2013 #42

Lots of people are "mentally unbalanced." This one was filled with right-wing hate. yardwork Feb 2013 #53

I believe you are correct, yardwork Skittles Feb 2013 #68

I don't understand Milliesmom Feb 2013 #49

Well thank goodness they did take their time Bay Boy Feb 2013 #55

If the people who took the compound did it right, it would take a few days to plan. happyslug Feb 2013 #59

What a relief for that poor boy and his family davidpdx Feb 2013 #50

Good riddance. Once you harm a child, I don't care how many illnesses you have. nt EastKYLiberal Feb 2013 #51

Another casualty of that rotten war Warpy Feb 2013 #54

It doesn't sound like he was a combat vet independentpiney Feb 2013 #56

I don't remember him, but we were both in the same outfit in the Navy at the same time. olddad56 Feb 2013 #62

Fox News actually tried to soften the image of this a-hole Dykes "boy..released" underpants Feb 2013 #57

Kick! n/t Tx4obama Feb 2013 #61

Say goodnight, Crazy. Kennah Feb 2013 #66

An older,white and armed angry male who was egged on to violence by teabag hate radio workinclasszero Feb 2013 #70

Were any guns harmed by the jack booted thugs? jpak Feb 2013 #71