On May 1st, the Mount Horeb community experienced a district wide lockdown when a student came to the Middle School with what appeared to be a rifle–it was later determined to be a pellet gun. That student did not make it into the school and was killed by police.

Madison 365’s Robert Chappell was on the scene minutes after receiving a text from his son informing him of the threat of a shooter. He joins host Ali Muldrow to reflect on that day and how the community of Mount Horeb is picking up the pieces. We also speak with David Riedman, founder of the K-12 School Shooting Database, about what we have learned about the student’s intentions and how it fits with the national trends of school shootings.

Further coverage: News Producer Faye Parks talked with Mount Horeb’s Superintendent Steve Salerno about the district’s response and continuing support efforts.

Image by Corey Coyle, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

 

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