Student gunman dies from injuries

Hengel was in grave condition this morning at Green Bay’s St. Vincent Hospital, Skorik said at a news conference this morning. He did not comment on the nature of the gunman’s injuries.

Hengel had two firearms and a knife along with a satchel of additional ammunition in a Marinette High School classroom when he took the sixth-period class hostage near the end of the school day on Monday. The hostages were all released after 8 p.m.

Students who would have been in the classroom during the following period were redirected to the library because of a note posted on the classroom door, Skorik said.

Staff became suspicious when the sixth-period students didn’t show up for seventh-period class.

“That was the start of putting together some pieces of the puzzle that didn’t seem right,” said Marinette School Superintendent Tim Baneck.

High school Principal Corry Lambie discovered the situation when investigating why students from that sixth-period class had not reported to their following class, authorities said in a release issued this afternoon. Lambie was confronted by Hengel and told to leave, authorities said.

Lambie immediately called 911 to report the incident at 3:48 p.m. At some point between the sixth period and when law enforcement arrived on scene at approximately 4 p.m., a single shot was fired.