Police in Perry, Iowa, say there was a shooting Thursday at the city’s high school.
A woman who answered the phone at the Perry Police Department confirmed the shooting at Perry High School, but did not provide further information.
A huge number of emergency vehicles surrounded the building that houses the city’s middle and high school.
Erica Jolliff said her daughter, a ninth grader, reported that she was rushed out of school at 7:45 am. Distraught, Jolliff was still looking for her son Amir, a sixth-grader, an hour later.
““I just want to know if he is safe and well,” Jolliff said. “They won’t tell me anything.”
Secondary school is part of Perry Community School District of 1,785 students. Thursday was the first day back to school for students after the holidays.
The shooting It occurred in the context of the Iowa caucuses and not far from where the Republican candidates were campaigning.
Phone messages left with the president and vice president of the Perry School Board, and an email message left with Superintendent Clark Wicks, were not immediately returned.
Dallas County Emergency Management Agency He said a new conference would be held later in the morning.
Perry is about 40 miles (64.37 kilometers) northwest of Des Moines.
