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| Teen gunman shot after opening fire outside high school prom, police say | Teen gunman shot after opening fire outside high school prom, police say |
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| An 18-year-old gunman opened fire outside a high school prom in northern Wisconsin, wounding two students before a police officer who was in the parking lot fatally shot him, authorities said Sunday. | |
| The attack happened late Saturday outside the Antigo high school prom, said Eric Roller, the chief of police in Antigo, a community of about 8,000 people roughly 150 miles north of Milwaukee. | The attack happened late Saturday outside the Antigo high school prom, said Eric Roller, the chief of police in Antigo, a community of about 8,000 people roughly 150 miles north of Milwaukee. |
| Roller told reporters that the gunman shot the two students as they exited the building, though he didn’t say whether investigators believed they were specifically targeted, nor did he discuss a possible motive for the attack. One was wounded in the leg and a bullet grazed the other. | |
| “Officers were in the parking lot patrolling the activities and heard the shots and an officer immediately fired upon the shooter, stopping the threat,” he said. He said the gunman was then taken into custody. | “Officers were in the parking lot patrolling the activities and heard the shots and an officer immediately fired upon the shooter, stopping the threat,” he said. He said the gunman was then taken into custody. |
| School officials said in a statement that police “prevented what might have otherwise been a disaster of unimaginable proportions”. Wagner had approached the school with a high-powered rifle and a large ammunition clip, the district said. | |
| Authorities said the two students and the attacker were taken to a hospital and that investigators didn’t believe there was a further threat to the community. | Authorities said the two students and the attacker were taken to a hospital and that investigators didn’t believe there was a further threat to the community. |
| Larry Shadick, the Langlade County coroner, said that the attacker died shortly after 1am in the intensive care unit of a Wausau hospital. He said further details would have to come from police. | Larry Shadick, the Langlade County coroner, said that the attacker died shortly after 1am in the intensive care unit of a Wausau hospital. He said further details would have to come from police. |
| Authorities haven’t disclosed the identities of the wounded students or the attacker, but he said the victims’ families had been contacted. Roller didn’t respond to repeated requests for further information. | Authorities haven’t disclosed the identities of the wounded students or the attacker, but he said the victims’ families had been contacted. Roller didn’t respond to repeated requests for further information. |
| After the attack, students were escorted from the prom to safety. | After the attack, students were escorted from the prom to safety. |