There was a mass school shooting in Iowa (2 photos + 3 videos)

Category: Fires and Catastrophes, PEGI 16

7 January 2024

1,785 people studied there.

In the American state of Iowa, in the suburb of Des Moines - Perry, another mass murder occurred at a school. The first reports of shots were received by the police at 7:40 a.m. local time (4:40 p.m. Moscow time), by 8:30 a.m. two special forces groups were already working there, and all students were evacuated.

As Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy later reported:

Pray for the community in Perry, Iowa this morning.

And Linda Andorf, president of the Perry School District board, said:

People need to figure out their lives. It's just disgusting. It's horrible.

Now there are dozens of police officers on duty at the school, everything is cordoned off, and even an FBI agent has arrived at the scene.

Today was the first day of the second semester at the school. According to preliminary information, two schoolchildren were killed and 10 more people were injured. The shooter has been eliminated. The information is being clarified.

In just the first 3 months of 2023, 57 people were killed and 133 were injured in US schools. After each such case, legislators have a long and serious discussion about gun reform and a ban on owning firearms. This is where it all ends.

Well, the most resonant and terrible shooting at an American school happened on April 20, 1999. Then two students came to the school and started a massacre - they killed 13 people and injured 37 more. After this they committed suicide. That tragedy was even given a separate name - “Columbine”.