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The scene Wednesday morning after police used “lethal pressure” outdoors a center faculty in Mount Horeb, Wis., after a pupil introduced a weapon close to the college.
CNN —
A police officer in a Wisconsin village shot and killed a pupil who introduced a gun close to a center faculty Wednesday morning, based on Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul.
Kaul mentioned at a night information convention that the Mount Horeb Regional School District pupil, who has not been recognized as a minor, had by no means been inside the college. There have been no different accidents, officers mentioned.
“This may have been a a lot worse tragedy,” mentioned District Superintendent Steve Salerno.
On Wednesday morning, Mount Horeb law enforcement officials responded to a report of an individual with a weapon outdoors a faculty.
“The officer responded to the menace and used lethal pressure,” based on a information launch from the state Department of Justice’s Division of Criminal Investigation, which is main the investigation into the capturing. “This incident occurred outside.”
Officials mentioned police investigated after the capturing and located no proof of different suspects.
Those concerned have been positioned on go away “in accordance with company coverage,” the assertion mentioned.
The officers have been carrying physique cameras, the discharge mentioned.
Kaul mentioned college students have been nonetheless reunited with their households after the center faculty went into lockdown for a number of hours.
Schools will stay closed Thursday and officers will rethink reopening on Friday, Salerno mentioned.
The district introduced on Facebook that it’s going to launch details about help companies Thursday morning.
The village of Mount Horeb is roughly 37 miles southwest of Madison.