Multiple people were injured in a high school in Iowa, United States. He shooting was searched in the morning, before the start of class, and the authorities They have already identified the attacker.
The police Perry, Iowa, said several people were injured in a shooting at the city’s high school Thursday. first day back to school for students after their annual winter vacation. Authorities said they have already identified the attacker but did not provide further details.
Authorities are still determining the number of people affected and their condition.
The moment of the start of classes and the beginning of the shooting
It was reported an active gunman at Perry High School at 7:37 a.m. on Thursday and officers arrived seven minutes later, according to Dallas County Sheriff Adam Infante.
Infante said officers located several people with injuriesbut They could not confirm how many there were or their conditions. A huge number of emergency vehicles surrounded the building that houses the city’s high school.
The gunman is believed to be dead.
According to reports from NBCNewsit is believed thatand the gunman died for an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound that may have been a student.
3 other people were injured, including dthe students and an administratoraccording to reports from NBC News.
The victims were taken to a hospital
The Perry High School Victims They were taken to MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center.said a hospital spokesperson. It was not immediately clear how many patients were headed to the hospital.
Howeverthe hospital sent ambulances and helicopter to the scene of the shooting. No further details were available.
Secondary school is part of Perry Community School District of 1,785 students. This Thursday was the first day back from school for students after the holidays.
UnityPoint Health says it has two patients with gunshot wounds
The system of UnityPoint Health He said he had two patients, who suffered gunshot wounds. But the health system did not provide more details about her condition. UnityPoint Health said it expected a joint press release from all hospitals involved as they are all coordinating.
‘There is no further danger to the public,’ says Dallas County Sheriff
Dallas County SheriffAdam Infantehe said that heClasses had not yet started when the shooting occurred.
“Fortunately, There were very few students and teachers in the buildingwhich I think contributed to a good result in that sense,” he said at a press conference.
Around 7:37 a.m. local time, authorities were alerted to an active shooting situation at the high school, he said. An officer arrived for the first time at seven minutes and found several gunshot victims.
It is not immediately clear how many people were injured and what the extent of their injuries are, he told reporters. The gunman was identifiedbut the sheriff declined to reveal more details.
“There is no further danger to the public. “The community is safe,” he said. “Now we’re working backwards trying to figure out everything that happened.”
What the FBI says
FBI agents from the office Omaha-Des Moines were on scene to assist with the investigation led by the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation.
“There are a lot of speculative numbers floating around,” said Perry Mayor Dirk Cavanaugh. “Still “We do not have confirmed figures of who was involved.”
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) has responded to the active shooter incident at Perry High School, the ATF Kansas City Field Division.
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