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Pupil killed and five people wounded in Iowa high school shooting

Sixth-grader shot by 17-year-old high school student in small town where Republican presidential candidate had been due to hold rally

Children are led away from the Perry Middle School and High School in Perry, Iowa, after a shooting on Thursday morning, January 4th. Photograph: Rachel Mummey/The New York Times
Children are led away from the Perry Middle School and High School in Perry, Iowa, after a shooting on Thursday morning, January 4th. Photograph: Rachel Mummey/The New York Times
Thu Jan 04 2024 - 22:28 • 3 MIN READ

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