Shooting at a high school in Perry, Iowa, northwest of the capital Des Moines. The death toll is two: an 11-year-old boy and the 17-year-old attacker. According to police, Dylan Butler opened fire: he was a student at the school that was the scene of the tragedy. The young man apparently acted alone and died from his self-inflicted wounds. Five people were injured: four students and a school official.
The shooting on the first day of class after the holidays
The shooting occurred on Perry High School's 1,785 students' first day of school after winter break. The Dallas County sheriff said the shooting happened before classes started, so “thankfully there were very few people in the school.” Authorities were alerted to the incident at around 7:37 a.m. local time and the first officer arrived at the scene 7 minutes after receiving the alert. A “rudimentary” explosive device was also found at Perry’s high school and was later defused.
The reasons for the attack must be clarified
The reasons that pushed Dylan Butler to act are not yet known. Police are searching social media where the boy was apparently active. According to rumors, Butler posted on TikTok shortly before his deployment: The published recording showed him in what appeared to be a school toilet. The photo was accompanied by the message “Now we wait.”
Biden prosecuted the case
President Joe Biden has been following the development of the shooting, White House sources say, emphasizing that an administration official immediately contacted the Iowa governor's office following news of the incident.