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January: Sixth-grade student dead, 5 others injured in Perry High School shooting
On Jan.4, 2024, the town of Perry, located about 40 miles northwest of Des Moines, was rocked when 17-year-old Perry High School student Dylan Butler opened fire on students and staff in the joint middle and high school’s cafeteria before class on the first day of school following the winter break. Butler took his own life with a single gunshot minutes after he began shooting.
Butler fatally shot 11-year-old sixth-grader Ahmir Jolliff and wounded four other students and Perry High School Principal Dan Marburger, who later died from his injuries.
According to an October report from the Dallas County Attorney’s Office, Assistant Principal Brad Snowgren and Marbuger moved towards the source of the gunfire when it began. Snowgren triggered an alarm informing first responders of an active shooting at the school 10 seconds after the first shot was fired and 25 seconds before the first 911 call.