Mount Horeb Middle School active shooter threat, suspect dead [Video]

MOUNT HOREB, Wis. – Mount Horeb Middle School was locked down for hours on Wednesday, May 1 amid what the school district called an active shooter threat.

Attorney General Josh Kaul said a male suspect had a weapon outside the school. Officers responded and used deadly force on the suspect. The suspect did not gain entry into the school, and the entire incident took place outside.

Kaul said the suspect was a student of the school district, but did not provide an age or state which school the suspect attended. The investigation is ongoing, and no one other than the suspect was physically harmed.

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The entire school district went on lockdown around 11:15 a.m. During the lockdown, students called and texted their parents, who rushed to the area.

“Obviously, I know it’s tough for a school to handle all of these things, but getting that call and not knowing, …