Starts Right Here Charter School Shooting - Two Students Killed - 1 Employee Injured - Des Moines

[GarAndTeed]

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Two students were fatally shot Monday afternoon at a Des Moines charter school that is tailored for disadvantaged youths and has close ties to police, authorities said.

The calls for help came about 12:50 p.m. CT at Starts Right Here, and responding officers found the two students and an adult school employee all wounded, Des Moines police Sgt. Paul Parizek said.


The wounded employee was listed in stable condition. <snip>

Two students killed in shooting at Des Moines charter school

Des Moines police, who have close ties to the campus, say they have "multiple potential suspects" in custody.

www.nbcnews.com

 

[typical_vacation]

My office is under a mile from the school. I’m so, so sad about this.

 

[AzPistonsGirl]

still shocks the conscience each time.

 

[airportwoman]

This charter school was for <modsnip - not victim friendly>, those who were not allowed to attend other schools, and it appears the shooting was targeted. A third person, an employee, was also shot, and I heard on NBC News within the past half-hour that 3 people are in custody.

I grew up in Des Moines <modsnip - off topic>

 

[Bishop Black]

2 Iowa students killed, 1 school employee injured school shooting, 2 suspects in custody

Two Iowa school students were killed and a school employee was injured following a Monday shooting at a Des Moines, Iowa, school.

www.foxnews.com

Two students were killed and an employee was injured in a shooting at an Iowa charter school Monday authorities said was a targeted incident.

The shooting occurred just before 1 p.m. at Starts Right Here, a non-profit group focused on helping at-risk youth, in Des Moines. Two unidentified students were along with a school employee. Authorities the shooting was a targeted incident.

Police spokesperson Paul Parizek said the third person who was wounded was in surgery and was in serious condition, the Des Moines Register reported.

Two suspects were taken into police custody minutes after the shooting. Their identities have not been released.

 

[airportwoman]

In the meantime, I found out that the injured staff member WAS THE SCHOOL'S FOUNDER. I sure wasn't expecting anything like that.