An Iowa principal who acted heroically to save students during a mass shooting at Perry High School earlier this month has died from his injuries in the attack, according to his wife.
The shooting at the school near Des Moines initially left one sixth-grade student dead and seven others, including Principal Dan Marburger, injured after a 17-year-old student opened fire on January 4.
The attack marked the second shooting on a school property in the US within the first few days of 2024.
Principal Dan Marburger speaks during the Perry High School graduation ceremony on Sunday, May 28, 2023.
Marburger worked at schools in Perry, Iowa, for at least 25 years, according to the Perry Community School District.
Officers responded to the shooting on the first Thursday of the year within minutes and discovered several people at the high school suffering gunshot wounds.
The Perry Middle School student also killed in the shooting was identified as 11-year-old Ahmir Jolliff, who was shot three times in the attack, according to authorities. »