At Least 1 Dead in Iowa High School Shooting, Officials Say

At least one person was killed and an unconfirmed number of people injured in a shooting on Thursday morning (January 4) at Perry High School in Iowa.

Multiple law enforcement officials briefed on the matter told NBC that the shooter was believed to be dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound and might have been a student

Officials at the scene also told ABC News at least two people were injured in the incident, and that the scene was now "secured."

All of the details provided are yet to be confirmed as investigations are underway.

Both the FBI's resident agent in Des Moines and ATF agents from Kansas City have responded to the scene to assist the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation.

[UPDATE] At Least 1 Dead in Iowa High School Shooting, Officials Say — Andrew Harnik/AP

Sheriff: School Has Not Started Yet When Shooting Happened

In an initial briefing with reporters following the shooting, Dallas County Sheriff Adam Infante said that a deputy responded to the scene within 7 minutes of the school's request for assistance.

He added that they located "multiple gunshot victims," but have not elaborated on how many and to what extent their injuries were.

Infante also stated that school had not yet started when the shooting happened.

"Luckily, there were very few students and faculty in the building, which I think contributed to a good outcome in that sense," he said.

Officials added that they identified the shooter and that there was "no further danger to the public" without providing further information, stating that another news conference is scheduled later on Thursday.

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