BREAKING DEVELOPING: Police Respond To School Shooting In Iowa

Police officers in Iowa have responded to a school shooting at Perry High School, where multiple wounded have been reported.

The exact number of wounded individuals is not yet known, and police claim that they know the identity of the shooter, yet have declined to release the name at this time.

According to sources, medical choppers have arrived at the scene to transport the wounded victims of the shooting.

Moreover, we are not yet sure if any of the victims have been killed due to the actions of the shooter.

This is a developing situation and WLTR will bring you more updates as they become available to us. Here is what is currently being reported:

HAPPENING NOW: Shooting reported at Perry High School in Perry, Iowa..

MULTIPLE VICTIMS reported..

DEVELOPING..pic.twitter.com/1FjZ5APjN7

— Chuck Callesto (@ChuckCallesto) January 4, 2024

Shooting in Iowa at Perry High School, multiple victims with at least two medical choppers in the air pic.twitter.com/RbCLvit2WA

— Ｎｅｒｄｙ 🅰🅳🅳🅸🅲🆃 (@Nerdy_Addict) January 4, 2024

CBS News provided this update from one eye-witness victim: “A student who lives 2 blocks away from Perry High School tells Ed O’keefe that he went home after having been in the cafeteria when the shooting took place and then walked back to the school to seek medical help for his bleeding back. He says it was a student who was the shooter.”

A student who lives 2 blocks away from Perry High School tells @edokeefe that he went home after having been in the cafeteria when the shooting took place and then walked back to the school to seek medical help for his bleeding back. He says it was a student who was the shooter. pic.twitter.com/mseBS0jrQB

— CBS News (@CBSNews) January 4, 2024

The Epoch Times provided more information:

The shooting was reported at approximately 7:37 a.m. local time.

“School had not started yet, luckily, so there was very few faculty and students in the building, which I think contributed to a good outcome in that sense,” Mr. Infante said.

Collin Rugg had more: “Helicopter at the scene at Perry High School in Perry, Iowa after a shooting took place on the first day back to school. Terrible.

The first reports of an active shooter came in at 7:40 a.m local time. According to a MercyOne Hospital spokesperson, victims were being rushed to the hospital however it is currently unknown how many victims there are.”

BREAKING: Helicopter at the scene at Perry High School in Perry, Iowa after a shooting took place on the first day back to school.

Terrible.

The first reports of an active shooter came in at 7:40 a.m local time.

According to a MercyOne Hospital spokesperson, victims were… pic.twitter.com/GYkEpQcuvM

— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) January 4, 2024

Police in Perry, Iowa, say there was a shooting Thursday at the city’s high school. It was students’ first day back in classes after their annual winter break.

An officer located multiple gunshot victims, but it’s still unclear how many people were injured. pic.twitter.com/nIj1swbyeO

— The Associated Press (@AP) January 4, 2024

#BREAKING: Multiple shot at Perry High School, in Perry County Iowa.

The fact that the shooter wasn't immediately identified, and the fact the MSM isn't shouting that this was a right-wing extremist speaks volumes.

Is this another mentally disturbed leftist shooting? pic.twitter.com/iPzWZEeJ4Q

— Elephant Civics (@ElephantCivics) January 4, 2024

BREAKING: New video shows authorities responding to the scene of a shooting at a high school in Perry, Iowa. The scene is now "secured," according to officials. At least one person is dead and others injured, according to law enforcement officials. https://t.co/OwQfElq7cS pic.twitter.com/zEmPmRHlPn

— ABC News (@ABC) January 4, 2024

NBC News confirmed:

The shooter at Perry High School died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, multiple law enforcement officials told NBC News.

THIS NEEDS TO STOP!!! pic.twitter.com/y7Yl0tGKKm

— DailyNoah.com (@DailyNoahNews) January 4, 2024