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The '''Perry High School shooting''' was a ] that occurred on January 4, 2024, at ] in ]. Dylan Butler, a 17-year-old student at the high school, killed one other student and injured five others before committing ]. It was the first school shooting of 2024.<ref>{{Citation |last=Osborne |first=Mark |title=At least 1 dead in shooting at Iowa high school; scene now 'secured': Officials |date=January 4, 2024 |url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/shooting-reported-perry-high-school-iowa/story?id=106099810 |access-date=January 4, 2024 |publisher=] |last2=Margolin |first2=Josh}}</ref> A ] occurred on January 4, 2024, at ] in ], United States. Seventeen-year-old student Dylan Butler shot five students and three staff members before killing himself. One of the wounded students, a sixth-grader, died the same day and one of the shot staff members, principal Dan Marburger, died 10 days later from injuries sustained during the shooting.<ref name="principal">{{Citation |last1=McFetridge |first1=Scott |title=Iowa principal who risked his life to protect students during a high school shooting has died |date=2024-01-14 |url=https://apnews.com/article/perry-high-school-shooting-iowa-principal-dies-5c3d9d122dac634a2dbd7be187913fc7 |work=] |access-date=2024-01-14 |language=en |last2=Ahmed |first2=Trisha}}</ref> It was the first ] of 2024.<ref>{{Citation |last=Paquette |first=Danielle |title=Terror in small-town Iowa as gunfire erupts at Perry High School |date=2024-01-05 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/01/04/perry-iowa-school-shooting-scene/ |newspaper=] |access-date=2024-01-14 |language=en-US |issn=0190-8286}}</ref>


==Background== ==Background==
Perry High School and Perry Middle School are part of the ] in ]. The two schools share a building and are connected by a hallway adjacent to the cafeteria, where the shooting occurred. The cafeteria hosts a breakfast program for all middle and high school students before school.<ref name="kcci">{{Citation|title=Families recount terrifying moments from inside Perry High School during deadly shooting|date=January 4, 2024|url=https://www.kcci.com/article/perry-iowa-high-school-shooting-parents-describe-son-s-injuries/46285437|access-date=January 4, 2024|publisher=]}}</ref> Perry High School and Perry Middle School are part of the ] in ]. The two schools share a building and are connected by a hallway adjacent to the cafeteria, where the shooting occurred. The cafeteria hosts a breakfast program for all middle and high school students before school.<ref name="kcci">{{Citation |title=Families recount terrifying moments from inside Perry High School during deadly shooting |date=January 4, 2024 |url=https://www.kcci.com/article/perry-iowa-high-school-shooting-parents-describe-son-s-injuries/46285437 |access-date=January 4, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240104170739/https://www.kcci.com/article/perry-iowa-high-school-shooting-parents-describe-son-s-injuries/46285437 |url-status=live |publisher=] |archive-date=January 4, 2024}}</ref>


===Perpetrator=== ===Perpetrator===
Police identified the shooter as 17-year-old Dylan Butler, a Perry resident and student of Perry High School.<ref>{{Citation |title=Perry shooter identified as 17-year-old Dylan Butler |date=January 4, 2024 |url=https://www.kcci.com/article/dylan-butler-perry-high-school-shooter-iowa-principal-dan-marburger/46287981 |access-date=January 4, 2024 |publisher=]}}</ref><ref name="tiktok">{{Citation |title=17-year-old Perry High School shooting suspect posted photo on TikTok before shooting |date=January 4, 2024 |url=https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/crime-and-courts/2024/01/04/perry-iowa-school-shooting-suspect-posted-on-tiktok-before-shooting-dylan-butler/72108055007/ |access-date=January 4, 2024 |publisher=]}}</ref> According to the ], Butler's friends and mother described him as being "a quiet person who had been bullied for years" and speculated that this "relentless" bullying could have been the motive behind the shooting. Butler's mother and sisters told the media that the "last straw" may have been school officials' failure to intervene when his younger sister began to be bullied as well.<ref name="ap">{{Citation|last1=Riccardi|first1=Nicholas|last2=Fingerhut|first2=Hannah|title=17-year-old kills sixth grader, wounds five others in Iowa school shooting, police say |date=January 4, 2024 |url=https://apnews.com/article/perry-high-school-shooting-iowa-1defc6260e074362240a31a7f30cf1b9 |access-date=January 4, 2024 |publisher=]}}</ref> Dylan Jesse Butler (October 11, 2006<ref>{{Cite web |title=Obituary information for Dylan Butler |url=https://www.caldwellparrish.com/obituaries/Dylan-Butler?obId=30315786#/obituaryInfo |access-date=2024-10-19 |website=www.caldwellparrish.com |language=en-US}}</ref> – January 4, 2024), a Perry resident and student of Perry High School,<ref>{{Citation |author=<!--None--> |title=Dylan Jesse Butler of Perry |date=2024-01-12 |work=The Perry News |url=https://theperrynews.com/dylan-jesse-butler-of-perry |access-date=2024-07-02 |language=en}}</ref> was identified by police as the shooter.<ref>{{Citation |title=Perry shooter identified as 17-year-old Dylan Butler |date=January 4, 2024 |url=https://www.kcci.com/article/dylan-butler-perry-high-school-shooter-iowa-principal-dan-marburger/46287981 |access-date=January 4, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240104213837/https://www.kcci.com/article/dylan-butler-perry-high-school-shooter-iowa-principal-dan-marburger/46287981 |url-status=live |publisher=] |archive-date=January 4, 2024}}</ref><ref name="tiktok">{{citation |last=Mendiola |first=José |date=4 January 2024 |title=17-year-old Perry High School shooting suspect posted photo on TikTok before shooting |url=https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/crime-and-courts/2024/01/04/perry-iowa-school-shooting-suspect-posted-on-tiktok-before-shooting-dylan-butler/72108055007/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240105134316/https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/crime-and-courts/2024/01/04/perry-iowa-school-shooting-suspect-posted-on-tiktok-before-shooting-dylan-butler/72108055007 |archive-date=5 January 2024 |access-date=2024-06-13 |website=The Des Moines Register |language=en-US}}</ref> Butler's friends and mother described him as being a quiet person who had been bullied for years and speculated that the "last straw" may have been school officials' failure to intervene when his younger sister began to be bullied as well.<ref name="ap">{{Citation |last1=Riccardi |first1=Nicholas |title=17-year-old kills sixth grader, wounds five others in Iowa school shooting, police say |date=January 4, 2024 |url=https://apnews.com/article/perry-high-school-shooting-iowa-1defc6260e074362240a31a7f30cf1b9 |access-date=January 4, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240104150416/https://apnews.com/article/perry-high-school-shooting-iowa-1defc6260e074362240a31a7f30cf1b9 |url-status=live |publisher=] |archive-date=January 4, 2024 |last2=Fingerhut |first2=Hannah}}</ref> The investigation's report—released October 17<ref name="alone"/>—concluded that Butler acted alone without anyone knowingly providing support in "actions driven by a desire to commit suicide with the hostile intent of taking others with him".<ref>{{Cite news |date=October 18, 2024 |title=Perry school shooter acted alone; origin of gun used unknown, report says |url=https://www.kcci.com/article/daniel-butler-perry-school-shooting-final-report/62642058 |access-date=October 18, 2024 |publisher=] |language=en}}</ref>


{{As of|2024|01|05|df=US}}, authorities have not officially stated a motive for the shooting.<ref name="ap" /><ref name="nbc2"/> Butler was reported to have made social media posts before the shooting, including a ] post showing him in a Perry High School bathroom stall with a duffle bag, captioned with the text "now we wait".<ref name="tiktok" /><ref name="ap" /> The post was accompanied by the ] song "Stray Bullet", which had been used on the personal website of ], one of the perpetrators of the ].<ref name="tiktok" /> Authorities have not provided a motive for the shooting.<ref name="ap" /><ref name="nbc" /> Butler made social media posts before the shooting, including a ] post showing him in a Perry High School bathroom stall with a duffel bag, captioned with the text "now we wait".<ref name="tiktok" /><ref name="ap" /> The post was accompanied by the ] song "Stray Bullet", which had been used on the personal website of ], one of the perpetrators of the ].<ref name="tiktok" />


==Shooting== ==Shooting==
Authorities were first alerted to the shooting at 7:37{{nbsp}}a.m. ] when middle and high school students were having breakfast before school. Principal Dan Marburger tried to approach Butler to make peace before being wounded, an action credited with allowing students to escape the area.<ref name="cnn">{{Cite web |last=Yan |first=Elizabeth Wolfe, Raja Razek, Holly |date=2024-01-05 |title=Iowa school shooter believed to have posted an ominous TikTok video before killing a 6th grader and wounding 5 other people |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/05/us/perry-iowa-school-shooting-friday/index.html |access-date=2024-01-05 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref> At least one student reported the shooting to their parents at 7:36&nbsp;a.m.<ref name="kcci" /> Butler entered Perry High School at 7:12{{nbsp}}am through the main entrance, weapons concealed, before staying in a restroom for 20 minutes, where he concealed himself from surveillance, posted to social media, and started a ].<ref name="alone">{{Cite web |last=Joens |first=Philip |last2=Hernandez |first2=Samantha |last3=Mendiola |first3=José |date=October 17, 2024 |title=No charges to be filed in Perry school shooting; the shooter 'acted alone,' summary finds |url=https://www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/crime-and-courts/2024/10/17/perry-school-shooting-report-released-dallas-county-attorney-iowa-dci/75723195007/ |access-date=2024-10-18 |website=El Paso Times |language=en-US}}</ref> As students of all grades (including those from the middle school) wrapped up band practice and had breakfast<ref name="cnn">{{Citation |last=Yan |first=Elizabeth Wolfe, Raja Razek, Holly |title=Iowa school shooter believed to have posted an ominous TikTok video before killing a 6th grader and wounding 5 other people |date=2024-01-05 |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/05/us/perry-iowa-school-shooting-friday/index.html |work=] |access-date=2024-01-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240105204633/https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/05/us/perry-iowa-school-shooting-friday/index.html |url-status=live |language=en |archive-date=January 5, 2024}}</ref> at 7:35{{nbsp}}am, Butler returned to the commons area and fired upon more than 50 students and staff present, critically injuring 6th-grader Ahmir Jolliff and wounding Principal Dan Marburger along with four other students. He proceeded to move through the school, down hallways, into secured classrooms, and near an exit, where Marburger confronted him—allowing students to escape the area<ref name="cnn"/>—before Butler shot him again. In total, he fired 23 rounds from his ] shotgun (later identified as a ] of unknown origin). His ]—unsecured in his home and brought to school—was never used.<ref name="alone"/>


At 7:44{{nbsp}}a.m., the first wave of first responders, including police officers, ambulances, and helicopters, arrived at the scene.<ref name="nbc2">{{Citation |title=Multiple people shot at Iowa high school on the first day after winter break, officials say |date=2024-01-04 |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/live-blog/live-updates-active-shooting-perry-high-school-rcna132235 |work=NBC News |access-date=2024-01-04 |publisher=] |language=en}}</ref> When police entered the school, which was ], they found the perpetrator armed with a ] shotgun and a small-caliber ] and dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. In a later sweep of the school, police found an ] and disarmed it safely.<ref name="nyt">{{Citation |last=Tumin |first=Remy |title=Sixth Grader Killed and 5 Others Injured in Iowa School Shooting |date=2024-01-04 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/04/us/perry-iowa-school-shooting.html |work=The New York Times |access-date=2024-01-04 |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331 |last2=Mather |first2=Victor}}</ref><ref name="timeline">{{Citation|title=Dispatch recordings provide timeline of Iowa high school shooting|date=2024-01-04|url=https://www.ketv.com/article/iowa-perry-high-school-shooting-timeline/46288247|work=]}}</ref> At 7:35{{nbsp}}am, Dallas County communications first received alerts from SEARS—a system for schools that allows users to contact emergency services with a button<ref name="sears">{{Citation |last=Krenz |first=Amanda |title=What is the SEARS alarm system that was used during Perry school shooting? |date=2024-01-05 |url=https://who13.com/news/what-is-the-sears-alarm-system-that-was-used-during-perry-school-shooting/ |place=] |publisher=]}}</ref>—and a student's 911 call. The first officer entered at 7:38{{nbsp}}am, and Butler shot himself in the next minute, being pronounced dead by police at 7:40.<ref name="alone"/> The first wave of first responders then arrived at the scene at 7:44.<ref name="timeline">{{Citation |title=Dispatch recordings provide timeline of Iowa high school shooting |date=2024-01-04 |url=https://www.ketv.com/article/iowa-perry-high-school-shooting-timeline/46288247 |work=] |access-date=January 5, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240105054858/https://www.ketv.com/article/iowa-perry-high-school-shooting-timeline/46288247 |url-status=live |archive-date=January 5, 2024}}</ref> In a later search of the school, police found a ] and disarmed it safely.<ref name="nyt">{{Citation |last1=Tumin |first1=Remy |title=Sixth Grader Killed and 5 Others Injured in Iowa School Shooting |date=2024-01-04 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/04/us/perry-iowa-school-shooting.html |work=The New York Times |access-date=2024-01-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240105000911/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/04/us/perry-iowa-school-shooting.html |url-status=live |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=January 5, 2024 |last2=Mather |first2=Victor}}</ref>


The middle school attached to the high school was cleared by 8:25&nbsp;a.m., and the high school was evacuated by 8:27&nbsp;a.m. A nearby elementary school was dismissed by 8:32&nbsp;a.m.<ref name="nbc2" /> While some students ran to homes close to the campus after evacuating, others went to reunification centers such as the National Guard Armory and the Perry Lutheran Homes.<ref name="rampage">{{Cite web |last=Crowder |first=Courtney |last2=Joens |first2=Philip |last3=Ullmann |first3=Allison |date=January 4, 2024 |title='Glass everywhere,' 'blood on the floor': Inside Iowa high school as a shooter rampaged |url=https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/crime-and-courts/2024/01/04/inside-perry-iowa-high-school-shooting-students-flee-gunshots/72108964007/ |access-date=2024-01-05 |website=The Des Moines Register |language=en-US}}</ref> The McCreary Community building was also utilized as a reunification site for parents and students who were evacuated off the campus.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-01-05 |title=Dispatch recordings provide timeline of Perry High School shooting in Iowa |url=https://www.kcci.com/article/perry-high-school-shooting-timeline-iowa/46287239 |access-date=2024-01-05 |website=KCCI |language=en}}</ref> By 9:27{{nbsp}}a.m. on January 4, the ] and the Kansas City division of the ] were on the scene.<ref name="nyt" /> More than 150 officers arrived at the school to find its occupants either evacuating or under ].<ref name="cnn"/> The middle school attached to the high school was cleared by 8:25&nbsp;a.m., and the high school was cleared by 8:27&nbsp;a.m. A nearby elementary school was dismissed by 8:32&nbsp;a.m.<ref name="nbc">{{Citation |title=1 killed, 5 injured by Iowa school shooter on the first day after winter break |date=January 5, 2024 |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/live-blog/live-updates-active-shooting-perry-high-school-rcna132235 |work=] |access-date=2024-01-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240104190648/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/live-blog/live-updates-active-shooting-perry-high-school-rcna132235 |url-status=live |language=en |archive-date=January 4, 2024}}</ref> By 9:27{{nbsp}}a.m., the ] and the ] were on the scene.<ref name="timeline" /> While some students ran to homes close to the campus after evacuating, others went to reunification centers such as the National Guard Armory, the Perry ] Homes,<ref name="rampage">{{Citation |last1=Crowder |first1=Courtney |title='Glass everywhere,' 'blood on the floor': Inside Iowa high school as a shooter rampaged |date=January 4, 2024 |url=https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/crime-and-courts/2024/01/04/inside-perry-iowa-high-school-shooting-students-flee-gunshots/72108964007/ |work=The Des Moines Register |access-date=2024-01-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240110155639/https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/crime-and-courts/2024/01/04/inside-perry-iowa-high-school-shooting-students-flee-gunshots/72108964007/ |url-status=live |language=en-US |archive-date=January 10, 2024 |last2=Joens |first2=Philip |last3=Ullmann |first3=Allison}}</ref> and the McCreary Community building.<ref>{{Citation |title=Dispatch recordings provide timeline of Perry High School shooting in Iowa |date=2024-01-05 |url=https://www.kcci.com/article/perry-high-school-shooting-timeline-iowa/46287239 |work=KCCI |access-date=2024-01-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240105205832/https://www.kcci.com/article/perry-high-school-shooting-timeline-iowa/46287239 |url-status=live |language=en |archive-date=January 5, 2024}}</ref>


Later in the day, 11-year-old Ahmir Jolliff was pronounced dead after being shot three times.<ref>{{Citation |title=Uvalde foundation honors Perry principal Dan Marburger for actions to save kids during shooting |date=2024-01-06 |work=] |url=https://www.kcci.com/article/dylan-butler-perry-high-school-shooter-iowa-principal-dan-marburger/46287981 |access-date=2024-12-14 |language=en}}</ref> Ten days later, Principal Marburger died.<ref name="principal" /> Others injured included two other staff members<ref>{{Citation |title=Iowa school shooting: Authorities identify sixth-grader killed in Perry shooting |date=2024-01-05 |url=https://www.kcci.com/article/perry-iowa-shooting-victim-ahmir-jolliff-identified-sixth-grader/46297165 |work=KCCI |access-date=2024-01-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240106160905/https://www.kcci.com/article/perry-iowa-shooting-victim-ahmir-jolliff-identified-sixth-grader/46297165 |url-status=live |language=en |archive-date=January 6, 2024}}</ref> and four students, one of whom was in critical condition.<ref name="timeline" />
Later in the day, a sixth-grade student at Perry Middle School was pronounced dead. Those injured included Principal Marburger and four students, one of whom was in critical condition. {{As of|2024|01|05|df=US}}, authorities have not yet released more information about the victims,<ref name="timeline" /> and the method Butler used to acquire firearms underage is unknown and under investigation.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brustkern |first=Emma |date=2024-01-05 |title=Perry High School shooting prompts questions about Iowa's gun laws |url=https://www.weareiowa.com/article/news/special-reports/perry-iowa-school-shooting/iowa-gun-laws-age-to-own-buy-a-firearm-perry-high-school-shooting/524-5f3a7ae0-3e0a-40f8-afda-cf5f6f3600b6 |access-date=2024-01-05 |website=weareiowa.com |language=en-US}}</ref>


== Reactions == ==Reactions==
A memorial was planned and held at a local park the same day of the shooting to share support and offer sympathy to the victims and others affected.<ref name="cnn" /> A local ] church offered their building as a resting space for those impacted.<ref name="kcci" /> At least one ] was created to help those affected, and a main blood providing center for the ] and ] counties posted a request for additional blood to be donated in the aftermath of the shooting.<ref name="rampage" /> A memorial was planned and held at a local park the same day of the shooting.<ref name="cnn" /> A local ] church offered their building as a sanctuary for those impacted.<ref name="kcci" /> At least one ] was created to help those affected.<ref name="rampage" />


Local and state education, police, and gun-related bodies and associations released statements supporting affected members of the community and sympathizing with the victims of and families affected by the shooting.<ref name="quotes">{{Citation|title=Iowa leaders, elected officials react to Perry High School shooting|date=January 4, 2024|url=https://www.kcci.com/article/perry-high-school-shooting-iowa-officials-leaders-react-to-tragedy-chuck-grassley-kim-reynolds/46286714|access-date=January 4, 2024|publisher=]}}</ref> A statement from the ] called the shooting a "heartbreaking and heart-wrenching" event, calling on Congress to act against gun violence.<ref name="quotes" /> Several political figures, including ], who was holding a campaign event in Perry on the same day, Governor ], ], ], ], ], ], and ] released statements or social media posts offering condolences to the victims of the attack.<ref name="quotes" /> The daughter of one of the wounded victims called for people to "show grace" to the family of the shooter.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Breen |first=Kerry |date=2024-01-05 |title=Iowa school principal was shot trying to "distract" shooter so students could flee, his daughter says - CBS News |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/iowa-school-shooting-principal-dan-marburger-tried-to-distract-shooter-daughter-says/ |access-date=2024-01-05 |website=www.cbsnews.com |language=en-US}}</ref> Local and state education, police, and gun-related bodies and associations released statements supporting affected members of the community and sympathizing with the victims of and families affected by the shooting. A statement from the ] called the shooting a "heartbreaking and heart-wrenching" event, calling on Congress to act against gun violence. Several political figures, including ], who was holding a campaign event in Perry on the same day, Governor ], ], ], ], ], ], and ] released statements or social media posts offering condolences to the victims of the attack.<ref name="quotes">{{Citation |title=Iowa leaders, elected officials react to Perry High School shooting |date=January 4, 2024 |url=https://www.kcci.com/article/perry-high-school-shooting-iowa-officials-leaders-react-to-tragedy-chuck-grassley-kim-reynolds/46286714 |access-date=January 4, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240104202134/https://www.kcci.com/article/perry-high-school-shooting-iowa-officials-leaders-react-to-tragedy-chuck-grassley-kim-reynolds/46286714 |url-status=live |publisher=] |archive-date=January 4, 2024}}</ref> ] also offered condolences.<ref name="q510">{{cite web |last=Frankel |first=Jillian |last2=Richards |first2=Zoë |date=2024-01-06 |title=Trump tells supporters 'we have to get over it' after Iowa school shooting |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-tells-supporters-get-iowa-school-shooting-move-forward-rcna132610 |access-date=2024-08-11 |website=NBC News}}</ref> In a press briefing, the White House used the shooting to call for gun control.<ref>{{Citation |last=Connell |first=Jordan |title=White House asks 'when will enough be enough' following Iowa school shooting |date=2024-01-04 |work=]}}</ref>

According to ], far-right figures such as ], ], and ] "zeroed in" on ] displayed by Butler's social media accounts to suggest that he was ].<ref>{{Citation |last=Lavietes |first=Matt |title=Musk and far-right figures seize on Iowa shooter's possible LGBTQ identity |date=2024-01-05 |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/musk-trump-jr-far-right-figures-seize-iowa-shooters-possible-lgbtq-ide-rcna132543 |access-date=2024-03-30 |publisher=] |language=en}}</ref>


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2024 school shooting in Iowa

Perry High School shooting
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LocationPerry High School
Perry, Iowa, U.S.
Coordinates41°50′29″N 94°04′51″W / 41.84139°N 94.08083°W / 41.84139; -94.08083
DateJanuary 4, 2024; 11 months ago (2024-01-04)
7:35 – 7:39 a.m. (CST)
TargetStudents and staff at Perry High School
Attack typeSchool shooting, mass shooting, murder-suicide, pedicide
WeaponRemington 870 Express Magnum Youth 20-gauge shotgun
Deaths3 (including the perpetrator)
Injured6
PerpetratorDylan Butler

A mass shooting occurred on January 4, 2024, at Perry High School in Perry, Iowa, United States. Seventeen-year-old student Dylan Butler shot five students and three staff members before killing himself. One of the wounded students, a sixth-grader, died the same day and one of the shot staff members, principal Dan Marburger, died 10 days later from injuries sustained during the shooting. It was the first school shooting of 2024.

Background

Perry High School and Perry Middle School are part of the Perry Community School District in Perry, Iowa. The two schools share a building and are connected by a hallway adjacent to the cafeteria, where the shooting occurred. The cafeteria hosts a breakfast program for all middle and high school students before school.

Perpetrator

Dylan Jesse Butler (October 11, 2006 – January 4, 2024), a Perry resident and student of Perry High School, was identified by police as the shooter. Butler's friends and mother described him as being a quiet person who had been bullied for years and speculated that the "last straw" may have been school officials' failure to intervene when his younger sister began to be bullied as well. The investigation's report—released October 17—concluded that Butler acted alone without anyone knowingly providing support in "actions driven by a desire to commit suicide with the hostile intent of taking others with him".

Authorities have not provided a motive for the shooting. Butler made social media posts before the shooting, including a TikTok post showing him in a Perry High School bathroom stall with a duffel bag, captioned with the text "now we wait". The post was accompanied by the KMFDM song "Stray Bullet", which had been used on the personal website of Eric Harris, one of the perpetrators of the Columbine High School massacre.

Shooting

Butler entered Perry High School at 7:12 am through the main entrance, weapons concealed, before staying in a restroom for 20 minutes, where he concealed himself from surveillance, posted to social media, and started a livestream. As students of all grades (including those from the middle school) wrapped up band practice and had breakfast at 7:35 am, Butler returned to the commons area and fired upon more than 50 students and staff present, critically injuring 6th-grader Ahmir Jolliff and wounding Principal Dan Marburger along with four other students. He proceeded to move through the school, down hallways, into secured classrooms, and near an exit, where Marburger confronted him—allowing students to escape the area—before Butler shot him again. In total, he fired 23 rounds from his pump-action shotgun (later identified as a Remington 870 of unknown origin). His revolver—unsecured in his home and brought to school—was never used.

At 7:35 am, Dallas County communications first received alerts from SEARS—a system for schools that allows users to contact emergency services with a button—and a student's 911 call. The first officer entered at 7:38 am, and Butler shot himself in the next minute, being pronounced dead by police at 7:40. The first wave of first responders then arrived at the scene at 7:44. In a later search of the school, police found a homemade bomb and disarmed it safely.

More than 150 officers arrived at the school to find its occupants either evacuating or under shelter-in-place. The middle school attached to the high school was cleared by 8:25 a.m., and the high school was cleared by 8:27 a.m. A nearby elementary school was dismissed by 8:32 a.m. By 9:27 a.m., the FBI and the ATF were on the scene. While some students ran to homes close to the campus after evacuating, others went to reunification centers such as the National Guard Armory, the Perry Lutheran Homes, and the McCreary Community building.

Later in the day, 11-year-old Ahmir Jolliff was pronounced dead after being shot three times. Ten days later, Principal Marburger died. Others injured included two other staff members and four students, one of whom was in critical condition.

Reactions

A memorial was planned and held at a local park the same day of the shooting. A local Methodist church offered their building as a sanctuary for those impacted. At least one GoFundMe was created to help those affected.

Local and state education, police, and gun-related bodies and associations released statements supporting affected members of the community and sympathizing with the victims of and families affected by the shooting. A statement from the White House press secretary called the shooting a "heartbreaking and heart-wrenching" event, calling on Congress to act against gun violence. Several political figures, including Vivek Ramaswamy, who was holding a campaign event in Perry on the same day, Governor Kim Reynolds, Nikki Haley, Joni Ernst, Zach Nunn, Chuck Grassley, Rita Hart, and Brenna Bird released statements or social media posts offering condolences to the victims of the attack. Donald Trump also offered condolences. In a press briefing, the White House used the shooting to call for gun control.

According to NBC News, far-right figures such as Libs of TikTok, Donald Trump Jr., and Elon Musk "zeroed in" on LGBTQ symbols displayed by Butler's social media accounts to suggest that he was transgender.

See also

References

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