DES MOINES, IOWA: Police say two students were killed Monday and a teacher was injured in a shooting at a Des Moines school on the outskirts of downtown. A student and a teacher were taken to hospital in critical condition, and another person was in stable condition, Des Moines police Sergeant. Paul Parizek had said earlier.
The shooting took place as part of an educational program called Starts Right Here, affiliated with the Des Moines School District.
Police said emergency crews were called to the school, which is in a business park, just before 1 p.m. Officers arrived to find two seriously injured students and immediately began CPR. Both students died in hospital.
About 20 minutes after the shooting, police said officers stopped a car about two miles away and arrested “several suspects”.
Emergency crews were called to the school, which is in a business park that also houses the Des Moines Social Security Administration office, just before 1 p.m. suspects” in custody.
Governor Kim Reynolds, who sits on the advisory board for Starts Right Here, said she was “shocked and saddened to learn of the shooting.”
“I have seen with my own eyes how The will keeps and her staff are working to help at-risk children through this alternative education program,” Reynolds said in a statement. “My heart breaks for them, these children, and their families. Kevin and I are praying for their safe recovery.”
Nicholas Krantz said her office near the school was locked down immediately after the shooting and she saw someone fleeing the building with police in pursuit on foot and in patrol cars.
“We just saw a lot of police cars coming in from all over,” Krantz told the Des Moines Register. “It’s terrifying. We’re all worried. We went into lockdown, obviously. We were all told to stay away from windows because we weren’t sure they caught the guy.”
The shooting took place as part of an educational program called Starts Right Here, affiliated with the Des Moines School District.
Police said emergency crews were called to the school, which is in a business park, just before 1 p.m. Officers arrived to find two seriously injured students and immediately began CPR. Both students died in hospital.
About 20 minutes after the shooting, police said officers stopped a car about two miles away and arrested “several suspects”.
Emergency crews were called to the school, which is in a business park that also houses the Des Moines Social Security Administration office, just before 1 p.m. suspects” in custody.
Governor Kim Reynolds, who sits on the advisory board for Starts Right Here, said she was “shocked and saddened to learn of the shooting.”
“I have seen with my own eyes how The will keeps and her staff are working to help at-risk children through this alternative education program,” Reynolds said in a statement. “My heart breaks for them, these children, and their families. Kevin and I are praying for their safe recovery.”
Nicholas Krantz said her office near the school was locked down immediately after the shooting and she saw someone fleeing the building with police in pursuit on foot and in patrol cars.
“We just saw a lot of police cars coming in from all over,” Krantz told the Des Moines Register. “It’s terrifying. We’re all worried. We went into lockdown, obviously. We were all told to stay away from windows because we weren’t sure they caught the guy.”
