Three People Held Hostage Inside Tensas Parish Bank, One Gunman

[mr.z28]

And things like this make me want to rethink working in a bank. Its very sad that there are still people like this in the world.

+1

my bank has an off duty cop in the lobby of every branch...a little more secure / slight deterrent...

 

[whitsend]

When I mentioned the suspects name this morning my 13 yr old son recognized his name.
He graduated from the same VERY small private school the my boys attend in Lake Providence, LA in 2011.

http://www.knoe.com/story/23125526/suspected-bank-robbery-in-st-joseph

MONROE, La. (KNOE 8 News) - KNOE 8 News has received a statement from the Headmaster of Briarfield Academy in Lake Providence. Fuaed Abdo Ahmed graduated from the school.

It states:

"All of Briarfield is deeply saddened by the tragedy that involved a former student. I was very close to Fuaed. He attended our school through elementary on. He was an outstanding young man who was on the honor society, captain of the football team, and a few points from being salutorian. He was a wonderful kid that we loved. It is hard to believe he is capable of doing what he did early this morning."

The statement was made by Lance Prine who is the Headmaster at the school.

 

[Beeramid]

My parents are from St. Joe, I've got family there, and have spent a lot of time there through the years. It's strange seeing that quiet little place on Fox news this morning. The hostage who was released is my cousins aunt, according to KNOE, bank robbery was never the motive, he had books on hostage negotiation tactics. They say he was mentally unstable, to me it sounds like premeditated terrorism. Its just a shocking and all around sad situation, St. Joe is such a small place off the beaten path, this is the last thing you'd ever think would or could happen there.

 

[Captain_Morgan]

Well LA State Police and US Marshall's were on scene. I am sure there were trained people there.

Yeah, supposedly them as well as FBI. Someone on arfcom mentioned these guys are USMS SOG who, according to the USMS website, are headquartered in LA.

 

[michiganjfrog]

I heard his family is from Yemen. My best friend's aunt is the employee who was shot and is in Alexandria.

 

[Cat]

in Pineville I believe to be precise... Not true headquarters. Just a special training center.

 

[Mojo Rider]

The other hostage just passed away.

 

[oleheat]

The other hostage just passed away.

I heard the same. Very sad news...

 

[Vanilla Gorilla]

Not even the LA State Police SWAT team?

I doubt it. The USMS SOG does and they were there. If they thought they could have pulled it off they would have. HR is the single hardest SOF Task.

 

[Pas Tout La]

Man that's horrible. People can't even go to work and feel safe anymore. This is a sick world we live in. I'll send a few prayers to the victim's family and friends.

 

[bassicpackrat]

Had torture instruments, robbery of the bank was not the motive, he was a Muslim who's parents were from Yemen, he planned to make these people suffer and then kill them... Islam is such a tolerant religion more like a homegrown terrorist in the making if u ask me.
RIP to the hostages who past away, prayers go out to their families, and hope this POS burns in a lake of burning hog lard fire for eternity!!!