A sixth grader was killed and five other people were injured Thursday when a 17-year-old student opened fire inside a high school in Perry, Iowa, police said. It's the second school shooting in the first few days of 2024. CBS News' Ed O'Keefe has the latest from Perry.Jan 5, 2024...
The parents of the 17-year-old who killed a sixth grader and wounded seven others in a shooting at his small-town Iowa high school last week said in a statement Monday that they "had no inkling he intended the horrible violence he was about to inflict.". ...
Image:Police respond to the Perry High School shooting The shooting took place at about 7.30am local time (1.30pm UK time) at Perry High School and officers arrived seven minutes later, the sheriff added. A huge amount of emergency vehicles surrounded the building that houses both the town's...
Between 2018 and 2023, at least one person was killed or injured in more than 200 school shooting incidents in the U.S., resulting in more than 500 total victims and an average rate of more than 2 victims per incident. Kentucky, Iowa and Florida experienced the highest rates of victims ...
Biden's post referenced a school shooting on Jan. 4, 2024, at Perry High School in Perry, Iowa. According to The Associated Press, the shooter killed 11-year-old sixth-grader Ahmir Jolliff and principal Dan Murburger dead, and wounded six other staffers and students. The shooter died from...
6 Teens Arrested in Iowa School Shooting That Killed 1 More By MARGERY A. BECK and SCOTT McFETRIDGE, Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Authorities arrested six teenagers accused of shooting into a group that had gathered outside an Iowa high school, killing a 15-year-old boy and ...
Parents in the Iowa town where a deadly school shooting took place earlier this month told school officials on Monday they want more preventative measures and transparency as the school board plans for students' return.
The deadliest school shooting in the United States as of September 4, 2024, was the Virginia Tech massacre, with 32 fatalities and 23 injuries.
The shooting happened around 7:37 a.m. before school had started. It was the first day back after winter break. Not many students were on campus but a breakfast program was taking place, said Mitch Mortvedt, the assistant director of the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation. ...
Shooting at Washington high school — People embrace at the church where students were taken to be reunited with parents. Ted S. Warren/AP Shooting at Washington high school — Parents crowd around buses as students arrive at the church. ...