PERRY, Iowa (AP) — Police in Perry, Iowa, say there was a shooting Thursday at the city’s high school.
A woman who answered the Perry Police Department phone confirmed the shooting at Perry High School but did not provide any further information.
Linda Andorf, board president for the Perry Community School District, said news of today’s shooting “terrible.”
“It is horrendously awful,” she said. “People need to figure out their life. This is just disgusting. It’s terrible.”
The high school is part of the 1,785-student Perry Community School District. Thursday was the first day back in school for students following the holiday break.
Phone messages left with the Perry School Board’s president and vice president, and an email message left with Superintendent Clark Wicks, were not immediately returned.
Perry is about 40 miles (64.37 kilometers) miles northwest of Des Moines.
A news conference is scheduled for 11 a.m. ET.
