second, martha but you are live at perry, iowa news officials holding a news conference giving details on the school shooting earlier today. an opportunity a few moments ago to speak to the officers involved. in a situation like this as we all know, every minute counts. and they are heroic actions, we can say save lives. the response was tremendous. and we are extremely grateful. the full resources of the state government will be available to assist in the response, and of course, the community s recovery from this tragic event. the mental health region has social workers embedded in the school district, and we will provide counseling services for the students, families, and the staff. as you all know, this is an ongoing investigation so loan enforcement will brief you only on what they can at this time, and they will provide additional information as it becomes available and with that come i would like to turn it over to the cheap. thank you, the perry police department.
and they will provide additional information as it becomes available and with that come i would like to turn it over to the cheap. thank you, the perry police department. i want to take the quick action of the dispatchers who handled and dispatch the calls regarding this tragic event this morning. i also wanted to recognize the initial officers from perry and dallas county sheriff s office and there actions on the scene. thank you to the mass of response from agencies throughout the area, including ems for their assistance today. it is truly amazing to see first responders work together in these crisis situations. and i cannot forget to recognize the teachers, faculty, and
thank you, chief. my name is mitch and i m the assistant director with the iowa division of criminal investigation. at 7:37 a.m., excuse me, on january 4, 2024, the perry police department responded to an active shooter event at perry high school. meanwhile, dallas county communications was also receiving multiple 911 calls of an active shooter at the high school. a perry police officers responded within minutes. they immediately made entry and witness students and faculty either shelter in place are running from the school. once inside, they located multiple individuals with gunshot wounds. officers immediately attempted to locate the source of the threat and quickly found what appeared to be the shooter with a self-inflicted gunshot wound. as additional officers responded, a systematic approach search of the school took place. officers located during the search of the school and
the other five are being treated at area hospitals and for the surviving student four of the victims, surviving victims are students and a fifth as a school administrator. the law enforcement response was swift and immediate, roughly 150 officers from local, state, and federal agencies responded within the hour. the investigation into today s tragedy is ongoing. the iowa division of criminal investigation is serving as the lead investigative agency with assistance from the perry police department, the dallas county sheriff s office, the fbi, the atf and the dallas county attorney s office. at this time, we will take a few questions. mitch, from the register. i spoke with the father whose son is he the administrator? speak with the investigation is ongoing and we are not releasing