国际英语资讯:Hostage situation over at U.S. restaurant, with one dead, gunman shot
<p><span word="WASHINGTON">WASHINGTON</span>, <span word="Aug">Aug</span>. 24-- <span word="A">A</span> <span word="hostage">hostage</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="restaurant">restaurant</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Charleston">Charleston</span>, <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="state">state</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Carolina">Carolina</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="ended">ended</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="shot">shot</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="injured">injured</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="gunman">gunman</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="mayor">mayor</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>.</p><p><span word="Mayor">Mayor</span> <span word="John">John</span> <span word="Tecklenburg">Tecklenburg</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="restaurant">restaurant</span> <span word="employee">employee</span> <span word="shot">shot</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gunman">gunman</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="died">died</span>.</p><p><span word="Interim">Interim</span> <span word="Charleston">Charleston</span> <span word="Police">Police</span> <span word="Chief">Chief</span> <span word="Jerome">Jerome</span> <span word="Taylor">Taylor</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hostages">hostages</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="rescued">rescued</span> <span word="safely">safely</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="specify">specify</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hostages">hostages</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="assailant">assailant</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="shot">shot</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="hospital">hospital</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="critical">critical</span> <span word="condition">condition</span>.</p><p><span word="Earlier">Earlier</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="man">man</span>, <span word="believed">believed</span> <span word="to">to</span> "<span word="a">a</span> <span word="disgruntled">disgruntled</span> <span word="employee">employee</span>" <span word="reportedly">reportedly</span> <span word="shot">shot</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="hostages">hostages</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="restaurant">restaurant</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="downtown">downtown</span> <span word="Charleston">Charleston</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="shooting">shooting</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="act">act</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="terrorism">terrorism</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="racism">racism</span>, <span word="Tecklenburg">Tecklenburg</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="conference">conference</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="disgruntled">disgruntled</span> <span word="employee">employee</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="scene">scene</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="employment">employment</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="shooting">shooting</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="noon">noon</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="downtown">downtown</span> <span word="Charleston">Charleston</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="row">row</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="restaurants">restaurants</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="shops">shops</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="tourists">tourists</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Charleston">Charleston</span> <span word="Police">Police</span> <span word="spokesman">spokesman</span> <span word="Charles">Charles</span> <span word="Francis">Francis</span>.</p><p><span word="Local">Local</span> <span word="reports">reports</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="department">department</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="SWAT">SWAT</span> <span word="teams">teams</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bomb">bomb</span> <span word="disposal">disposal</span> <span word="unit">unit</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="area">area</span>. <span word="Police">Police</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="inside">inside</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="avoid">avoid</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="area">area</span>.</p><p><span word="Witnesses">Witnesses</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="door">door</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="restaurant">restaurant</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="emerged">emerged</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="kitchen">kitchen</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="gun">gun</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>, <span word="saying">saying</span> "<span word="there">there</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="boss">boss</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="town">town</span>."</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="site">site</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="blocks">blocks</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Emanuel">Emanuel</span> <span word="AME">AME</span> <span word="church">church</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="white">white</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="nine">nine</span> <span word="black">black</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="church">church</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="prayer">prayer</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2017. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="gunman">gunman</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="sentenced">sentenced</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="early">early</span> 2017.</p>
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