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people in Perry Iowa held a vigil last night hours after a gunman opened fire at the local high school killing one student and wounding five others we are Perry strong blue J strong Iowa strong the calls to Police from the school Northwest of De Moine came in just after 7:30 a.m. we heard four gunshots and we all jumped and just like we all looked at each

other didn't know what to do police swarming the school within minutes finding multiple victims and students and faculty Sheltering in place some running from the building the shooter has been identified as 17-year-old Dylan Butler a student at Perry High School Butler was armed with a pump action shotgun and a small caliber handgun police say Butler opened fire at a school breakfast program from middle and high

school students killing a sixth grader and wounding the school's principal Dan marberger before taking his own life police searching the school found an improvised explosive device as the wounded were rushed to hospitals it's just traumatizing because honestly he could have just killed me then and there and I wouldn't be here right now Butler posted this photo to social media before the shooting with the caption now

we wait accompanied by the song stray bullet the same song posted to the personal website of one of the Coline Shooters in social media post reviewed by ABC News the suspect referenced school shootings and bomb threats and in one post could be seen holding a revolver he also posted about battling suicide and depression he was bullied since elementary school Butler's friends say he and his sister

were bullied he got tired he got tired of the bullying he got tired of the harassment we tried to be there when he needed us us which clearly we weren't there for him enough it's important to note police have not confirmed a motive for the shooting in the first four days of this New Year there have been four school shootings in the US hi everyone George

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