LGBTQ+ activist kills sixth-grader, injures others during a shooting in a school

A 17-year-old identified as Dylan Butler opened fire at a small-town Iowa high school before classes resumed on the first day after the winter break, killing a 6th grader and wounding five others on Thursday as students barricaded in offices, ducked into classrooms and fled in panic.

According to reports, the suspect, a student at the school in Perry, died of what investigators believe is a self-inflicted gunshot wound, an Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation official said

Authorities provided no information about Butler’s possible motive. 2 friends and their mother, who spoke with The Associated Press said Butler was a quiet person who had been bullied for years

It is reported that Butler had a pump-action shotgun and a small-caliber handgun. The state investigation division’s assistant director, said during a news conference that authorities found an improvised explosive device and rendered it safe