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Reports: Gunman At Oroville School In Custody

POSTED: 10:16 am PDT September 28, 2007
UPDATED: 10:47 am PDT September 28, 2007
OROVILLE, Calif. -- A possible shooting and hostage situation at Las Plumas High School has apparently been diffused.

The Butte County Sherriff's dispatch has reported that students are being released, and the gunman is in custody.

At about 9:35 a.m., reports surfaced of a possible shooting and hostage situation. Authorities said that there is a male student gunman detained in a classroom.

Charity Bailey of KNVN said a shot was fired into the air and nobody was injured. She said two female students were held hostage in the band room.

Rescue units from Oroville and Chico are reporting.

Students are being moved to the Church Of The Nazarene at 2238 Monte Vista Ave.

A notice on the Oroville Union High School District Web site says, "If your student is at the Las Plumas campus you will not be able to pick them up at this time. If you would like to pick up a student from another school be prepared to show identification and please be patient with the emergency support staff."