Update from the Sheriff

The Sheriff of Park County said that they were making progress, and hostages were released one at a time. The gunman then gave law enforcement a 4 p.m. deadline, so officers decided to intervene. The sheriff still does not know the gunman's identity, and the parents of the girl who was shot have not been contacted. The Sheriff does know the girl and her family, because he has worked in that sparsely populated rural area 36 years. He did say that he has some "intell" that he is choosing not to reveal at this time. He said the gunman broke off the negotiations. He was shielding himself with one of the hostages. They had him contained in a clssroom. He refused to talk directly with the officers, making the female hostages act as go-betweens. All of the hostages were female. The Sheriff does not know why the gunman went to that particular classroom. this started at 11:20 this morning.