Multiple people wounded in Iowa school shooting, US authorities say

Dallas County Sheriff Adam Infante says the gunman in the shooting at Perry High School has been identified.

Multiple people have been wounded in a shooting at a high school in Perry, Iowa in the US, officials said.

The shooting at Perry High School took place just after 7:30 am (13:30 GMT) and resulted in “multiple victims”, Dallas County Sheriff Adam Infante said at a news briefing on Thursday.

He said the extent and exact number of injuries were still being determined.

A spokesperson for UnityPoint Health, which operates a nearby Des Moines hospital, confirmed that two gunshot victims had arrived there.

There were few students and faculty in the building at the time of the incident, Infante said.