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The Lead with Jake Tapper

Official: 6th grader killed in Iowa school shooting

The Lead with Jake Tapper

CNN

News

3.51.7K Ratings

🗓️ 5 January 2024

⏱️ 84 minutes

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Summary

A 17-year-old gunman killed a sixth grade student and wounded five other people Thursday at Perry High School near Des Moines, Iowa, authorities said. The gunman, who died of a self-inflicted wound, was armed with a pump-action shotgun and a small caliber handgun. Also, we look at key takeaways from the latest trove of unsealed documents from a lawsuit related to Jeffrey Epstein. Plus, ISIS is claiming responsibility for the deadly blast in Iran which killed dozens on Wednesday.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Welcome to the lead. A news conference is starting right now after a deadly high school

0:35.0

shooting in Perry, Iowa. Let's listen in to the governor.

0:38.7

The Iowa State Patrol, DCI, ATF, and the FBI, and multiple health care providers.

0:47.0

I had the opportunity a few moments ago to speak with some of the officers involved,

0:52.0

and in a situation like this as we all

0:55.4

know every minute counts and their heroic actions today we can say saved lives. The response was

1:05.8

tremendous and we're extremely grateful. The full resources of the state

1:12.4

government will be available to assist in the response and of course the community's recovery from this tragic event.

1:18.0

The mental health region has social workers that are embedded in the school district and will provide

1:24.8

counseling services for the students, the families, and the staff. As you all

1:29.9

know, this is an ongoing investigation. So law enforcement will brief you only on what

1:36.8

they can at this time and they will provide additional information as it becomes available.

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And so with that I'd like to turn it over to Chief, to the Chief.

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Thank you. Thank you.

1:54.0

I'm Chief Eric Vaughn from the Perry Police Department.

1:58.0

I want to thank the quick actions of the Dallas County Dispatchers who handled and dispatch the calls regarding this tragic event this morning.

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