Pittsburgh Hostage-Taker Uses Facebook To Post Updates

A 22-year old Pittsburgh man has taken a hostage in a high-rise building and is using Facebook to explain why. UPDATE: AP reports that the suspect has surrendered to police.

A 22-year old Pittsburgh man has taken a hostage in a high-rise building and is using Facebook to explain why. UPDATE: AP reports that the suspect has surrendered to police.

Klein Michael Thaxton has taken one man hostage, all the while posting chilling messages to his Facebook wall. At the time of this post, his Facebook profile appears to have been shut down. However, numerous news outlets shared Thaxton’s last thoughts on the social network before his wall went dark.

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