Resolution
About 2 and 1/2 hours into the standoff, David Young transferred the triggering mechanism of the the bomb to Doris' wrist, and went to the bathroom. While he was gone, Doris Young jerked her hand on the triggering mechanism and the bomb exploded, filling the room with black smoke and severely injuring Doris. Immediately following the detonation, the teachers started to shove children through a blown out window onto the grass outside the school, causing chaos as panicked parents tried to break through police lines. Following the explosion, the police report states that David Young rushed back to the room, shot his wife, shot and wounded John Miller, a teacher who was trying to flee, and then returned to the bathroom to kill himself.
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