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Wisconsin teen who held hostages dies of gunshot wound

MARINETTE, Wis. — Authorities say a 15-year-old boy who held 23 students and a teacher hostage in a Wisconsin classroom died today at a Green Bay hospital from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Marinette Police Chief Jeff Skorik says sophomore Samuel Hengel died at 10:44 a.m. Skorik says Hengel of Porterfield shot himself as police stormed a classroom at Marinette High School Monday night.

The 24 hostages who were held for several hours Monday afternoon were not injured.

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