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Student Critically Wounded, Gunman Dead After Stewartville High School Parking Lot Shooting

Investigators are working to determine any connection between the individuals.

Overview

  • The shooting occurred around 5 a.m. in the Stewartville High School parking lot as a bus prepared to take the wrestling team to a meet.
  • Coaches and first responders gave immediate aid before the student was taken to Mayo Clinic for surgery and listed in critical but stable condition.
  • Deputies found an adult male nearby with a rifle, deceased from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.
  • Stewartville Public Schools canceled classes and events for the day, set up a reunification site, and provided counselors and chaplains for families.
  • Olmsted County investigators, with assistance from the Minnesota BCI, report no ongoing threat as they continue to examine motive and the events leading up to the gunfire.