Teen gunman, sixth grader killed and five injured: What we know about the Iowa school shooting
At least one person is dead and five others are injured after a 17-year-old student allegedly opened fire at Perry High School in Iowa.
Dylan Butler, 17, was named as the gunman, who opened fire on the school as students returned after their Christmas break on 4 January.
One sixth-grader was killed and five others were injured, including Perry High School principal Dan Marburger.
Mitch Mortvedt, the state investigation division’s assistant director, said one person was in critical condition but the injuries didn’t appear to be life-threatening. The other victims are in stable condition.
Butler, a former student at the school, An Division of Criminal Investigation official said he died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
