The Dallas County Sheriff says they’ve identified the person who fired several shots inside Perry High School about 15 minutes before school was to start this morning.
Raccoon Valley Radio interviewed Perry High School Teacher Lori Meinecke, who said at about 7:40 a.m. she heard about six to seven gunshots followed by the voices of several school coaches encouraging everyone to evacuate the area. One of the hospitals in Des Moines has confirmed its medical helicopter and ambulances were dispatched to Perry.
Dallas County Sheriff Adam Infante, who spoke with reporters at the scene shortly after 10 am, says there are multiple victims.
The sheriff says an officer was at the scene within seven minutes of the emergency call that there was an active shooter in the school.
Two law enforcement sources with knowledge tell CBS News that the shooting suspect is dead. The suspect is described as being born in 2006, but it’s not known if the suspect is a student at Perry High School. It’s also unclear if the suspect died from a self-inflicted gun shot wound.
Perry is located about 40 miles northwest of Des Moines. This was the first day of school in Perry after the holiday break.
story courtesy of Radio Iowa
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