Eastwood and Boland entered the school armed with a sawn-off shotgun at about 3:00 p.m., and forced the teacher, 20-year-old Mary Gibbs, and her six pupils (girls aged between 5 and 10) into a red delivery van, leaving a note at the school threatening to kill all of the hostages unless a $1,000,000 cash ransom was paid.
Eastwood and Boland entered the school with a shortened shotgun at approximately 3:00 p.m., and compelled Mary Gibbs, the teacher (20 years old) and her six pupils (girls aged between 5 and 10), into a red delivery van. They left a note at the school threatening to kill all hostages unless $1,000,000 in cash was paid.