Several people were injured in a shooting this Thursday a high school in the town of Perry, in the state of Iowa, according to US police, who said the attacker died after self-inflicted gunshot wounds. The incident occurred at the Perry Institute, the Classes resumed this morning after the Christmas holidays when a person broke into the school and opened fire.
The first calls reporting what was happening were recorded around 7:30 a.m (local time), according to information from ABC television. Dallas County authorities, who have not yet released any information about the attacker, said the injured were taken to an area hospital while confirming that the scene had been “secured.” “There is no longer any danger to the population.” The community is safe. “Now we are trying to understand what happened,” said a spokesman. Sources close to the matter said that a police officer managed to enter the institute seven minutes after receiving the first call and recorded “multiple gunshot wounds,” although the extent of the injuries is unknown.