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Butler entered Perry High School at 7:12{{nbsp}}am through the main entrance, weapons concealed, before staying in a restroom for twenty minutes, where he concealed himself from surveillance, posted to social media, and started a [[livestream]].[{{Cite web |last=Joens |first=Philip |last2=Hernandez |first2=Samantha |last3=Mendiola |first3=José |date=October 17, 2024 |title=No charges to be filed in Perry school shooting; the shooter 'acted alone,' summary finds |url=https://www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/crime-and-courts/2024/10/17/perry-school-shooting-report-released-dallas-county-attorney-iowa-dci/75723195007/ |access-date=2024-10-18 |website=[[El Paso Times]] |language=en-US}}] As students of all grades (including those from the middle school) concluded band practice and had breakfast[{{Citation |last1=Wolfe |first1=Elizabeth |last2=Razek |first2=Raja |last3=Yan |first3=Holly |last4=Williams |first4=Ashley R. |title=Iowa school shooter believed to have posted an ominous TikTok video before killing a 6th grader and wounding 5 other people |date=2024-01-05 |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/05/us/perry-iowa-school-shooting-friday/index.html |work=[[CNN]] |access-date=2024-01-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240105204633/https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/05/us/perry-iowa-school-shooting-friday/index.html |url-status=live |language=en |archive-date=January 5, 2024}}] at 7:35{{nbsp}}am, Butler returned to the commons area and fired upon more than fifty students and staff present, critically injuring 6th-grader Ahmir Jolliff and wounding Principal Dan Marburger along with four other students. He then moved through the school, down hallways, into secured classrooms, and near an exit. There, Marburger confronted him, pleading Butler to stop shooting while allowing students to escape the area and students also helped students, including assistant principal Adam Jessen who carried a wounded student to safety.[{{Cite web |last=Karnowski |first=Steve |date=2024-01-06 |title=Things to know about a school shooting in the small Iowa town of Perry |url=https://apnews.com/article/perry-iowa-school-shooting-things-to-know-07b7d636e9ec1d3f1ca6be628aff6e8d |access-date=2026-04-16 |website=[[Associated Press]] |language=en}}] Student Corey Hoffman, who helped other students escape by using his body as a shield, was shot 9 times and was placed in critical condition.[{{Cite web |last=Leone |first=Laryssa |date=2024-03-07 |title=Perry school shooting survivor opens up about his road to recovery |url=https://www.weareiowa.com/article/news/special-reports/perry-iowa-school-shooting/perry-iowa-school-shooting-corey-hoffman-family-survivor-speaks-out-ahmir-jolliff-dan-marburger/524-c7739b2a-f85d-468c-bc36-37cfce191ddc |access-date=2026-04-16 |website=We Are Iowa |language=en-US}}] In total, he fired twenty-three rounds from his [[pump action|pump-action]] shotgun (later identified as a [[Remington 870]] of unknown origin). His [[revolver]], unsecured in his home and brought to school, was never used. |
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Butler entered Perry High School at 7:12{{nbsp}}am through the main entrance, weapons concealed, before staying in a restroom for twenty minutes, where he concealed himself from surveillance, posted to social media, and started a [[livestream]].[{{Cite web |last=Joens |first=Philip |last2=Hernandez |first2=Samantha |last3=Mendiola |first3=José |date=October 17, 2024 |title=No charges to be filed in Perry school shooting; the shooter 'acted alone,' summary finds |url=https://www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/crime-and-courts/2024/10/17/perry-school-shooting-report-released-dallas-county-attorney-iowa-dci/75723195007/ |access-date=2024-10-18 |website=[[El Paso Times]] |language=en-US}}] As students of all grades (including those from the middle school) concluded band practice and had breakfast[{{Citation |last1=Wolfe |first1=Elizabeth |last2=Razek |first2=Raja |last3=Yan |first3=Holly |last4=Williams |first4=Ashley R. |title=Iowa school shooter believed to have posted an ominous TikTok video before killing a 6th grader and wounding 5 other people |date=2024-01-05 |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/05/us/perry-iowa-school-shooting-friday/index.html |work=[[CNN]] |access-date=2024-01-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240105204633/https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/05/us/perry-iowa-school-shooting-friday/index.html |url-status=live |language=en |archive-date=January 5, 2024}}] at 7:35{{nbsp}}am, Butler returned to the commons area and fired upon more than fifty students and staff present, critically injuring 6th-grader Ahmir Jolliff and wounding Principal Dan Marburger along with four other students. He then moved through the school, down hallways, into secured classrooms, and near an exit. There, Marburger confronted him, pleading Butler to stop shooting while allowing students to escape the area before Butler shot him again.[{{Cite web |last=Karnowski |first=Steve |date=2024-01-06 |title=Things to know about a school shooting in the small Iowa town of Perry |url=https://apnews.com/article/perry-iowa-school-shooting-things-to-know-07b7d636e9ec1d3f1ca6be628aff6e8d |access-date=2026-04-16 |website=[[Associated Press]] |language=en}}] Student Corey Hoffman, who helped other students escape by using his body as a shield, was shot 9 times and was placed in critical condition.[{{Cite web |last=Leone |first=Laryssa |date=2024-03-07 |title=Perry school shooting survivor opens up about his road to recovery |url=https://www.weareiowa.com/article/news/special-reports/perry-iowa-school-shooting/perry-iowa-school-shooting-corey-hoffman-family-survivor-speaks-out-ahmir-jolliff-dan-marburger/524-c7739b2a-f85d-468c-bc36-37cfce191ddc |access-date=2026-04-16 |website=We Are Iowa |language=en-US}}] In total, he fired twenty-three rounds from his [[pump action|pump-action]] shotgun (later identified as a [[Remington 870]] of unknown origin). His [[revolver]], unsecured in his home and brought to school, was never used. |
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At 7:35{{nbsp}}am, Dallas County communications first received alerts from SEARS, a system for schools that allows users to contact emergency services with a button,[{{Citation |last=Krenz |first=Amanda |title=What is the SEARS alarm system that was used during Perry school shooting? |date=2024-01-05 |url=https://who13.com/news/what-is-the-sears-alarm-system-that-was-used-during-perry-school-shooting/ |place=[[Des Moines, Iowa]] |publisher=[[WHO-DT]]}}] and a student's 911 call. The first officer entered at 7:38{{nbsp}}am, and Butler shot himself within the next minute, being pronounced dead by police at 7:40.[{{Citation |title=Dispatch recordings provide timeline of Iowa high school shooting |date=2024-01-04 |url=https://www.ketv.com/article/iowa-perry-high-school-shooting-timeline/46288247 |work=[[KETV]] |access-date=January 5, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240105054858/https://www.ketv.com/article/iowa-perry-high-school-shooting-timeline/46288247 |url-status=live |archive-date=January 5, 2024}}] In a later search of the school, police found a [[improvised explosive device|homemade bomb]] and disarmed it safely.[{{Citation |last1=Tumin |first1=Remy |title=Sixth Grader Killed and 5 Others Injured in Iowa School Shooting |date=2024-01-04 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/04/us/perry-iowa-school-shooting.html |work=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=2024-01-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240105000911/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/04/us/perry-iowa-school-shooting.html |url-status=live |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=January 5, 2024 |last2=Mather |first2=Victor}}] |
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At 7:35{{nbsp}}am, Dallas County communications first received alerts from SEARS, a system for schools that allows users to contact emergency services with a button,[{{Citation |last=Krenz |first=Amanda |title=What is the SEARS alarm system that was used during Perry school shooting? |date=2024-01-05 |url=https://who13.com/news/what-is-the-sears-alarm-system-that-was-used-during-perry-school-shooting/ |place=[[Des Moines, Iowa]] |publisher=[[WHO-DT]]}}] and a student's 911 call. The first officer entered at 7:38{{nbsp}}am, and Butler shot himself within the next minute, being pronounced dead by police at 7:40.[{{Citation |title=Dispatch recordings provide timeline of Iowa high school shooting |date=2024-01-04 |url=https://www.ketv.com/article/iowa-perry-high-school-shooting-timeline/46288247 |work=[[KETV]] |access-date=January 5, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240105054858/https://www.ketv.com/article/iowa-perry-high-school-shooting-timeline/46288247 |url-status=live |archive-date=January 5, 2024}}] In a later search of the school, police found a [[improvised explosive device|homemade bomb]] and disarmed it safely.[{{Citation |last1=Tumin |first1=Remy |title=Sixth Grader Killed and 5 Others Injured in Iowa School Shooting |date=2024-01-04 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/04/us/perry-iowa-school-shooting.html |work=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=2024-01-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240105000911/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/04/us/perry-iowa-school-shooting.html |url-status=live |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=January 5, 2024 |last2=Mather |first2=Victor}}] |
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