{"id":2235512,"date":"2024-05-02T12:02:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-02T16:02:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/police-officers-prevent-possible-mass-shooting-kill-armed-teenage-boy-outside-middle-school\/"},"modified":"2024-05-02T12:05:30","modified_gmt":"2024-05-02T16:05:30","slug":"police-officers-prevent-possible-mass-shooting-kill-armed-teenage-boy-outside-middle-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/police-officers-prevent-possible-mass-shooting-kill-armed-teenage-boy-outside-middle-school\/","title":{"rendered":"Police officers thwart potential mass shooting, fatally shoot armed teen near middle school"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpolice-officers-prevent-possible-mass-shooting-kill-armed-teenage-boy-outside-middle-school%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2235512&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Late Wednesday morning, police in Mount Horeb, Wisconsin intervened, fatally shooting a 14-year-old armed\u200c boy near\u200d the \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-defends-florida-schools-black-history-teaching-against-kamala-harris\/\" title=\"DeSantis supports Florida schools' black history teaching, counters Kamala Harris.\">middle\u2062 school<\/a>. Wisconsin AG Josh Kaul confirmed the teen\u2063 was a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-education-nominee-ignored-sexual-assault-allegations-lawsuit-charges\/\" title=\"Biden Education Nominee Ignored Sexual Assault Allegations, Lawsuit Charges\">district student<\/a>. The incident sparked temporary \u2064safety concerns, but no\u2064 ongoing threats were\u2063 found. \u200dThe \u2064school\u200b ensured \u2064student safety during the\u2064 evacuation process. On a late Wednesday morning,\u200b authorities in Mount Horeb,\u200b Wisconsin, \u200cintervened by fatally shooting a 14-year-old boy \u2062armed near the middle school. Wisconsin Attorney\u200c General Josh Kaul verified the teenager&#8217;s affiliation \u200cwith the district. While initial safety worries arose,\u2064 no lasting threats were detected. The school meticulously\u200d safeguarded student well-being throughout the evacuation.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Late Wednesday morning, police officers in Mount Horeb, Wisconsin prevented what could have been a horrific situation when they <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/nation\/2024\/05\/01\/mt-horeb-middle-school-shooter\/73528044007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">shot and killed<\/a> a 14-year-old boy <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/US\/wisconsin-mount-horeb-reported-active-shooter\/story?id=109800261\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">armed with a weapon<\/a>, reportedly a long gun, outside the district\u2019s middle school.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">According to Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul, the armed teenager was a student in the Mount Horeb School District, roughly 20 miles west of Madison. The high school in the district is across the street from the middle school.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cFor a period of time today there was concern that there was an ongoing threat related to this incident. We currently believe that there is no ongoing threat to public safety. But again, this is an ongoing investigation, and we will update the public if any additional threat to safety is discovered,\u201d Kaul stated.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cAn initial search of the middle school has not yielded additional suspects. As importantly, we have no reports of individuals being harmed, with the exception of the alleged assailant,\u201d the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/karol-markowicz-nj-gender-identity-lessons-for-first-graders-prove-parents-were-right-to-worry\/\" title=\"Karol Markowicz: NJ Gender Identity Lessons for First-Graders Prove Parents Were Right to Worry\">school district wrote<\/a> in a deleted <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MarioNawfal\/status\/1785725844129726663\">Facebook<\/a> post. \u201cIntermediate center students evacuated. There was no threat at that location. Buses are aware and preparing to escort them to our reunification site. we will be updating you with details shortly. We are in the process right now of a systematic release of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/utah-school-allows-parents-to-opt-out-of-black-history-month-curriculum-reverses-course\/\" title=\"Utah School Allows Parents To Opt Out Of Black History Month Curriculum, Reverses Course\">middle school students<\/a> to use restrooms interior to the middle school. They are not being released at this time. You would be so proud of our students and staff, and we\u2019re so grateful for our first responders. We will keep you updated.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cA police source told CBS 58 the gunman opened fire on a group of students who were taking part in an activity outside the school, but he missed everyone before officers shot and killed him.\u00a0Kaul would not confirm that detail, but he said multiple officers were on leave because of their role in the response, including a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/maryland-parents-demand-schools-defund-school-resource-officers\/\" title=\"Maryland Parents Demand Schools \u2018Defund\u2019 School Resource Officers\">school resource officer<\/a>,\u201d CBS 58 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbs58.com\/news\/mount-horeb-area-school-district-schools-on-lockdown-threat-neutralized\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mount Horeb School District schools will be open on Thursday. School District Superintendent Steve Salerno <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/nation\/2024\/05\/01\/mt-horeb-middle-school-shooter\/73528044007\/\">said<\/a>, \u201cIt is our hope that based upon the tone and tenor of those visits\u2026that we can bring students and staff back on Friday. We\u2019ll have a decision on that some point here in the near future. But at this point, we are ready to roll up our sleeves and work shoulder to shoulder with our amazing law enforcement, first responders who came to help support and protect our young people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cThis could have been a far worse tragedy,\u201d he added. \u201cWe\u2019re beyond grateful for the community\u2019s support of our beautiful children and our loving staff.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cDue to safety precautions taken by our Schools, the shooter was never able to enter the building,\u201d Mount Horeb Village president Ryan Czyzewski and Mount Horeb Chamber Board chair Kara Brandemuehl <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/US\/wisconsin-mount-horeb-reported-active-shooter\/story?id=109800261\">stated<\/a>. \u201cThe collaboration and coordination between our community\u2019s first responders and School District exemplified the highest standards of professionalism and dedication.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Mount Horeb, Wisconsin, police averted disaster by fatally shooting a 14-year-old armed with a long gun near the middle school. The armed teenager, a student in Mount Horeb, was stopped before causing harm, stated Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":60,"featured_media":2235513,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-1738273601.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2235512","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-1738273601.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2235512","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/60"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2235512"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2235512\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2235513"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2235512"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2235512"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2235512"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}