A rifle-slinging Wisconsin teenager opened fire outside his former high school during prom Saturday night, wounding two students before a police officer fatally shot him.
The suspect, 18-year-old Jakob E. Wagner, was pronounced dead in a hospital about two hours after the Antigo High School shootout, authorities said.
One victim, a female, was treated and released for gunshot wounds. A male victim underwent surgery and is expected to survive, police said.
Wagner started shooting outside the school, about 70 miles northwest of Green Bay, at 11:15 p.m., police said.
Jakob Wagner, 18, graduated from Antigo High School last year and continued playing for its marching band, according to his social media profiles.
An officer patrolling the school returned gunfire, “stopping the threat” after hearing gunshots, police said.
A prom DJ said authorities quickly locked down the school, with guns drawn, after chaos erupted outside the gym entrance.
“Hats off to them, they did their job,” Brandon Irish told the Daily News.
He said police cordoned students inside the gym until about 1 a.m.
“You hear about it, but you don’t think it’s going to happen close to you,” Irish said. “We’re a really tight knit community. Everybody knows everybody.”
Police have not released a motive for the attack or said if Wagner is believed to have targeted anyone.
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