"Perry Tragedy: Remembering the Victim and Unpacking the Iowa School Shooting Aftermath"

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Source: KCCI Des Moines
"Perry Tragedy: Remembering the Victim and Unpacking the Iowa School Shooting Aftermath"
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In Perry, Iowa, an 11-year-old sixth-grader named Ahmir Jolliff was tragically killed in a school shooting by a 17-year-old student, Dylan Butler, who also wounded seven others before dying of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Among the injured is the high school principal, Dan Marburger, who is in critical condition after acting heroically to protect students. Classes at Perry High School are canceled for the following week, with the earliest resumption for other students set for January 12. The community is mourning the loss, and authorities are investigating the incident.

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