Residents of Midland City, Alabama gathered on Thursday night to pray for the release of a 5-year-old boy being held hostage underground by a man accused of murdering a school bus driver.
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The candlelight vigil also honored the memory of Charles Poland, the 66-year-old school bus driver who was shot dead after he refused to hand over a bus of 21 children.
The captive boy, reportedly an Autistic child named Ethan, has been separated from his parents since Tuesday afternoon.
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Over 100 people gathered at Midland City Hall. Police are still negotiating with hostage-taker Jimmy Lee Dykes, 65, as he holds the child captive in his underground bunker.
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