Police are on scene at a south Wisconsin middle school after school officials reported what leaders called “‘”an active shooter” late Wednesday morning and reported “the threat had been neutralized.”
“Community members, there has been an active shooter at our middle school this morning,” Mount Horeb Area School District Superintendent Dr. Steve Salerno posted on social media at 11:16 a.m. local time.
Mount Horeb Middle School is in Dane County about 20 miles west of the state capital, Madison.
“The threat has been neutralized outside of the building,” the post reads. “Law-enforcement is circulating throughout the middle school to confirm the safety of all students.”
No civilians were injured in the incident, the district posted in an update, and no additional suspects were believed to have been involved, as of about 12:20 p.m. local time.
“We have no reports of individuals being harmed, with the exception of the alleged assailant,” Salerno wrote. “An initial search of the middle school has not yielded additional suspects.”