RadioOnFire.com - An elementary school in California has canceled classes for the remainder of the week to give families and staff time to de-stress after a seven-hour standoff between a parent and police. The incident ended in bloodshed (Tuesday, Oct.31), caught in the middle of the traumatizing event was a 70-year-old teaching veteran who had been taken hostage by the assailant.
According to reports, Luvelle Kennon, 27, showed up at Castle View Elementary School at around 11:15 a.m. and forced himself past the front desk for reasons that are still being investigated. In the process, he assaulted a substitute teacher who attempted to stop him from proceeding without checking in with the receptionist; knocking the teacher down and breaking his nose with a punch to the face. Kennon then located veteran first-grade teacher Linda Montgomery, who had been alone in her room at the time, and barricaded himself inside of the room with her.
It wasn't until 6:00 p.m. that a SWAT team finally decided to put an end to the ordeal by busting into the room and delivering a fatal gunshot to Kennon. Mrs. Montgomery suffered minor injuries but is said to be doing well. Meanwhile, there has been no word as to whether or not Kennon, who was the father of a first-grade student at the school, was armed.
Kennon's uncle, Carl Jackson explained that his nephew had snapped, but details as to what brought about his actions are said to remain unclear. “He had a breakdown, and he relapsed again. That’s all, he’s not dangerous,” said Jackson.
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