Sixth grader killed in Perry, Iowa school shooting, 5 injured
A middle school student is dead and five others were injured in a shooting at Perry High School in Iowa on Thursday morning, officials say.
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A middle school student is dead and five others were injured in a shooting at Perry High School in Iowa on Thursday morning, officials say.
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds and other officials provided the latest on a shooting at a high school outside of Des Moines.
Leaders in Iowa and across the nation are responding to the shooting at Perry High School.
Jurors have cleared an Iowa man charged with murder in the shooting deaths of two students at a Des Moines alternative school, a month after another man was convicted for his role in the killings.
Even though it's been 20 years, the feelings and emotions are still raw. Many of the students impacted back then, are parents now.
Even though it's been 20 years, the feelings and emotions are still raw. Many of the students impacted back then, are parents now.
An Iowa teenager says he feared for his life when he fatally shot two fellow students at an alternative educational program for at-risk youth.
Through their grief, the families of victims have found the strength to demand changes in gun laws, more school safety and greater accountability.
Authorities announced the amnesty as part of a crackdown on gun ownership after 17 people were killed in 2 separate attacks, including a school shooting.
One student who escaped the attack described the alleged shooter as "a quiet boy and a good student."
Democrats all the way up to the White House accuse the Tennessee Republicans of focusing on political retribution over efforts to keep children safe.
The Democratic congressman discussed potential ways forward to reduce gun violence, in lieu of a full ban, on "Face the Nation."
"I think we have a shooter at our church," one caller said, later adding: "I'm on the second floor in a room. I think the shooter is on the second floor."
Children held signs reading "I'm nine" — a reference to the age of the three kids who died in Monday's attack.
A motive for the shooting that killed six people, including three children, remains unknown.
With an outburst of violence and sudden loss comes questions, especially for our youngest. Shayla Reaves talks with an expert.
The assailant had been receiving treatment for an "emotional disorder," Nashville's police chief said.
There are once again calls for action in the wake of the school shooting in Nashville, Tennessee. Sonali Rajan, an associate professor of health education at Columbia University, spoke with CBS News' Errol Barnett and Lilia Luciano about what the nation can do to try to prevent further school shootings.
"We strongly believe there was going to be some other targets, including maybe family members, and one of the malls here in Nashville," said Nashville Police Chief John Drake.
Two sets of body camera footage show officers search the school before confronting the shooter.
The photo has since been deleted from his social media profiles, but not before it caused a significant backlash.
Authorities identified the six victims as Evelyn Dieckhaus, Hallie Scruggs and William Kinney, all 9 years old, and 61-year-old Cynthia Peak, Katherine Koonce, 60, and 61-year-old Mike Hill.
Three 9-year-old students and three staffers were killed in the rampage at The Covenant School, a private Christian grade school. Police say they shot and killed the shooter.
People in Tennessee and across the country are struggling to cope with another deadly school shooting.
A female shooter is dead following a Nashville, Tennessee school shooting that left three children and three adults dead.
