Wisconsin middle school shooting: Suspect identified as 14-year-old who stormed ... trends now
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A 14-year-old boy has been shot dead by police as he approached a middle school brandishing a rifle.
The unidentified intruder was gunned down on Wednesday morning while trying to enter Mount Horeb Area Middle School in Mount Horeb, Wisconsin.
Parents described children hiding in closets, afraid to communicate on phones, and one middle schooler said his class initially fled the school gym on in-line skates.
Schoolchildren and nearby residents and businesses said they heard about five gunshots, presumably when police opened fire.
After hours of terror, school district superintendent Steve Salerno said the 'gunman' did not breach the entry gates before he was shot.
The Mount Horeb Area School District has been put on lockdown after an active shooter entered a middle school on Wednesday
Mount Horeb Area School District first alerted parents to the shooter in a text message sometime before 11am.
“They are armed with a rifle and should be considered dangerous. For your safety stay inside, lock all doors, and avoid the area until further notice,' it said.
The district then posted on Facebook about 11.30am, after the gunman had
