There was an active shooter at Perry High School in Iowa on Thursday morning that resulted in “multiple gunshot victims” according to the local sheriff.
“We’re still unclear exactly how many are injured or what the extent of those are, but we’re working on that right now,” Dallas County Sheriff Adam Infante said at a press conference. “There is no further danger to the public.”
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Multiple law enforcement and medical staff are on site, and the school has been secured, the Perry Police Department confirmed. First reports about a potential active shooter at the school came in around 7:37 a.m. CST, Infante said, and an officer first arrived at the scene seven minutes after shooting began. Infante said they have identified the shooter, but did not reveal the shooter’s identity or whether he or she is still alive.
“The community is safe,” Infante said. “We’re just now working backwards trying to figure out everything that happened and make notifications.” Infante said there would be a further update provided later in the day.
A spokesperson at MercyOne Hospital in Des Moines tells TIME they sent helicopters and ambulances to the scene.
According to the school’s academic calendar, it was the first day of the spring semester. Infante said the school day hadn’t started when the shooting began.
The Perry Police Department and school did not immediately respond to phone calls.
This is a breaking news story and will be updated.