Student killed, several injured in Iowa school shooting; Suspect found dead

A sixth-grade student was killed and five others suffered gunshot wounds Thursday in a mass shooting at Perry High School in Iowa.

Iowa: In another mass shooting incident in the United States, a sixth-grade student was killed and five others were injured after a 17-year-old boy opened fire at an Iowa school on Thursday (local time), Reuters reported, citing law enforcement officials. civil servants. The incident took place at Perry High School, where several people suffered gunshot wounds. The shooter was later identified as a high school student, and according to Mitch Mortved, the assistant director of the Iowa Department of Public Safety Division of Criminal Investigation, he was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Iowa: In another mass shooting incident in the United States, a sixth-grade student was killed and five others were injured after a 17-year-old boy opened fire at an Iowa school on Thursday (local time), Reuters reported, citing the law . enforcement officers. The incident took place at Perry High School, where several people suffered gunshot wounds. The shooter was later identified as a high school student, and according to Mitch Mortved, the assistant director of the Iowa Department of Public Safety Division of Criminal Investigation, he was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Notably, the school is part of the 1,785-student Perry Community School District and is located approximately 40 miles (64.37 km) northwest of Des Moines. Yesterday was the first day of school for students after the Christmas and New Year holidays. The police rushed to the scene and cordoned off the area.

“Our hearts are heavy today and our prayers are with everyone in the Perry community. This senseless tragedy has shaken our entire state to its core. I want this community to know that every Iowan stands with you,” Gov. Kim Reynolds said in a statement.

Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy planned a rally in Perry, but after the shooting incident it was later turned into a prayer meeting. It is worth noting that the state of Iowa will hold the first statewide contest for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination.

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This is the second school shooting of the year and one of four mass shootings to occur in the United States in 2024, according to CNN and Gun Violence Archive. The first school shooting occurred on January 3 in Midlothian, Virginia, leaving one person injured.

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As many as 82 school shootings occurred in America in 2023, with 53 on K-12 campuses and 30 on universities and colleges, CNN reported.

Perry is a small town with about 8,000 residents. It is located on the edge of the capital’s metropolitan area. The town is also known for its large pork processing plant, and there are also one-story houses scattered among the trees. It is worth noting that the high school, where the shooting occurred, and the high school are close to each other and located on the east side of the city.