Iowa school principal tried to ‘distract’ school shooter to allow students to flee, daughter claims
January 5, 2024
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0:40Now PlayingIowa school principal tried to ‘distract’ school shooter to allow students to flee, daughter claims
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as posted by the channelThe principal of the rural Iowa high school where a 17-year-old student armed with two guns and a makeshift explosive device opened fire Thursday had tried to calm down and “distract” the school shooter so that other students could flee, his daughter has claimed.
Principal Dan Marburger’s daughter, Claire, said that when she heard about the shooting at Perry High School, she “instantly had a feeling my dad would be a victim as he would put himself in harm’s way for the benefit of the kids and staff.”
“It is absolutely zero surprise to hear he tried to approach and get Dylan down and distract him long enough for some students to get out of the cafeteria. That’s just dad,” she wrote on Facebook late Thursday.
The principal was among five people injured when Dylan Butler started shooting at around 7:37 a.m. as a breakfast program was taking place, according to Mitch Mortvedt, the assistant director of the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation.
An unidentified sixth-grader was killed in the rampage, after which Butler turned the gun on himself.
The principal is in stable condition after undergoing surgery “all day” Thursday, Claire wrote as she described her father as an amazing person.
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