Police Shoot Parent Who Took California Teacher Hostage at School

Police Shoot Parent Who Took California Teacher Hostage at School
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Police in Riverside, California, shot a parent who had taken a teacher hostage—in a dramatic end to an hourslong standoff inside a school.

The teacher, identified as Linda Montgomery, was hospitalized for a precautionary evaluation, Riverside Unified officials told the Los Angeles Times. TV footage showed a man, presumably the parent who held the teacher hostage, being taken away on a stretcher.