Iowa police say Grade 6 student killed, 17-year-old suspect dead in school shooting
A 17-year-old opened fire at a small-town Iowa high school on the first day of school after the winter break, killing a Grade 6 student and wounding five others as students barricaded in offices and fled in panic.
![Iowa police say Grade 6 student killed, 17-year-old suspect dead in school shooting](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7074619.1704401038!/cpImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/school-shooting-iowa.jpg)
![Police respond to Perry High School in Perry, Iowa., Thursday, Jan. 4, 2024. Police say there has been a shooting at the city's high school. Multiple police vehicles lined up in the distance as a group of people walk toward a school signboard.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7074619.1704401038!/cpImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/school-shooting-iowa.jpg)
A 17-year-old opened fire at a small-town Iowa high school on the first day of school after the winter break, killing a Grade 6 student and wounding five others as students barricaded in offices and fled in panic.