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Cops: Suspected killer holding boy in underground bunker

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    Elizabeth Prann reports from Midland City, Alabama

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Situation in a small community in Alabama where the police say a suspected killer is still holding a six year old boy in an underground bunker.

We've been monitoring to stand -- since yesterday when witnesses say the man stormed a school bus and demanded the driver give -- one or two kids.

We -- just -- kids off and then I'm.

A man that lives next door and then got on the minds and ask -- bus driver he won't examining Damon those -- name.

I don't know what happened after that the days I'd tell him he needed a kid because -- about the -- coming after and then they shot the bus driver.

Shot and killed the bus driver.

And we learned today the suspect knew the victim a little boy in fact just one day before all this began.

A neighbor says the driver dropped off some food for the suspect as a thank you for some repair work he'd done.

Folks who live in the -- say the suspect was due to appear in court today to answer accusations he fired shots at a couple of his neighbors.

They also say the guy is quite paranoid always looking for a fight committee want to beat a dog to death with a piece of a pipe.

Another neighbor said the suspect patrols his yard at night with a flashlight and a shotgun.

A local lawmaker says the six year old hostage has been able to receive medication apparently -- some too -- that stretches up to the surface.

And that lawmaker says the suspect is also letting the boy watch TV.

Still very frightening and unpredictable situation with a our Elizabeth -- is on fox -- -- -- -- Midland city Alabama did not.

-- -- in contact with this -- -- right.

Yeah and actually just heard from the -- office less than an hour ago they say they are in constant communication with the perpetrate or listen.

The negotiators.

Continue to communicate with the suspect.

This.

We have no reason to -- That job has been home.

Not at being reiterated -- -- state representative Steve class who has met with the boy's family he tells reporters he's getting proper medication food and even TV access.

Now we do know that we're expecting a press conference at 10 PM local and other authorities have given us no timeline and when this could be resolved they're gonna tell us they're gonna keep us updated.

I know they move the reporters -- -- -- back earlier what's the scene like -- you know.

All of tensions are still very very high here just like you said that bunker is only a few blocks away -- across the street we've seen.

A steady stream of ATF officials we've seen.

Bomb squad members with shields -- a federal and local officials neighbors here who can't return to their homes tell us the scene yesterday was even more volatile listen.

-- albeit very -- that cell -- video from a neighbor who said.

That was police trying to apprehend the -- before he got into the bunker still very tense those people do not knowing they can get back into their homes so Elizabeth brand Midland city Alabama tonight Elizabeth thank you.

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