Crazed Teen Sets Off Pipe Bombs At San Mateo High School!

Heroic Hillsdale High School faculty members tackled a teenager who was intent on setting off 10 pipe bombs on campus.Before he was detained,17 yr. old Alexander Youshock of San Mateo detonated two pipe bombs & he was carrying a chainsaw and two-foot long sword!!! Good grief!

It is unclear why the former student committed these crimes.Here's more on this story from Kron4:

"San Mateo police are praising the teachers and students at Hillsdale High School for their safe and calm response after a former student allegedly set off two pipe bombs on campus.

San Mateo Police Chief Susan E. Manheimer says a 17-year old former student arrived on the Hillsdale campus at about 8:00 a.m. Monday. She says he wore a tactical vest with ten pipebombs. He also carried a chainsaw and two-foot long sword.

KRON 4 has confirmed the suspect is Alexander Youshock, a San Mateo resident. KRON 4's Maureen Kelly was at the Youshock home when police and the bomb squad evacuated six units in the apartment complex where Youshock lives.

Chief Manheimer says the suspect entered the northwest hallway of the main academic building near the library where he immediate detonated two pipe bombs. The resulting smoke from the explosions set off the school's fire alarms.

Investigators say two teachers then confronted Youshock in the hallway. When the young man tried to flee, police say the teachers chased him. Later a third teacher reportedly tackled the suspect while the principal helped to subdue him.

The chief says police officers arriving on the scene cut off the tactical vests while the suspect still had the live bombs. The eight remaining devices were rendered safe and detonated at the scene.

"I think it's very important to note at this time that without any due regard for the safety of the school staff, the administrator, the teachers, and the responding officers, they tackled the suspect, took him down, restrained him while he was armed with live pipe bombs," Chief Manheimer said. "It is duly worth noting that this was so there would not be any injuries to the students or the other people in the school."(END OF EXCERPT)Read the rest here.