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<v Speaker 1>We have an active shooter.

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<v Speaker 2>We have an acter shooting's go ahead and to Claire,

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<v Speaker 2>that's a mass casualty.

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to Active Shooter, a podcast that covers the whys,

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<v Speaker 1>the hows, and the aftermath of active shooter and mass

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<v Speaker 1>casualty events. I have an active shooter in the building,

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<v Speaker 1>a checking call as our bag attacks.

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<v Speaker 3>We got chush flier at four fifteen asl Brouge ninety one.

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<v Speaker 3>So I'm like, oh, I'm at a fire.

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<v Speaker 1>On active shooter. It's of an active shooter, active shooter,

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<v Speaker 1>active shooter in mass casualty incidents. Thank you for listening.

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<v Speaker 2>You are listening to Active Shooter, a podcast that may

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<v Speaker 2>contain adult themes, explicit language, and graphic depictions of violence.

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<v Speaker 2>Portions of this show may be traumatic for those under eighteen.

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<v Speaker 2>Listener discretion is advised.

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<v Speaker 4>Now to the school shooting in Perry, Iowa, police saying

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<v Speaker 4>multiple people were shot at the local high school early

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<v Speaker 4>this morning on the student's first day back to class.

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<v Speaker 5>Law enforcement sources.

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<v Speaker 4>Telling ABC News the gunman is dead and two victims

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<v Speaker 4>were taken to the hospital.

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<v Speaker 1>The new year is a time for a fresh start,

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<v Speaker 1>or a reset of sorts. While many adults are trying

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<v Speaker 1>to determine how long they can carry out their New

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<v Speaker 1>year's resolutions. Most children and young people are still enraptured

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<v Speaker 1>with the newness of the toys, clothing, and electronics that

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<v Speaker 1>they receive for the holidays. The new year is rarely,

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<v Speaker 1>if ever, associated with endings. Yet for the students and

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<v Speaker 1>faculty at Perry High School, their first day back to

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<v Speaker 1>school of the brand new year, January fourth, twenty four,

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<v Speaker 1>marked the ending for some. Furthermore, that day was noted

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<v Speaker 1>as the first school shooting of twenty twenty four, a

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<v Speaker 1>distinction that no day wants and no one wants to give.

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<v Speaker 1>Most students had just spent the previous two weeks at

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<v Speaker 1>home with their families, celebrating the holidays and New Years,

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<v Speaker 1>and looking forward to the promise of the new year.

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<v Speaker 1>Many were eager to return to school, while others not

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<v Speaker 1>so much. Still, there was a sense of excitement after

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<v Speaker 1>returning from such a long hiatus, and students were busy

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<v Speaker 1>catching up with friends about everything they did while on

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<v Speaker 1>their break. They weren't prepared for the horrific violence that

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<v Speaker 1>interrupted their morning and shattered their worlds. Today's case is

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<v Speaker 1>dedicated to the lives and memories of the six injured

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<v Speaker 1>survivors and the two deceased victims, Dan Marberger and Amir Joliffe.

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<v Speaker 1>Active Shooter the podcast is a High five Holly production,

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<v Speaker 1>and I'm your host JT. If you've listened to our

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<v Speaker 1>prior episodes, you know that the Active Shooter podcast team

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<v Speaker 1>has taken the no notoriety pledge and we will not

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<v Speaker 1>be sharing the real name of the shooters that we cover.

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<v Speaker 5>We will be.

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<v Speaker 1>Giving the shooters a pseudonym and refer to them by

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<v Speaker 1>that name throughout the episode. This will help in clearing

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<v Speaker 1>up any confusion in the story while remaining true to

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<v Speaker 1>our pledge and not naming the shooter by their actual name.

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<v Speaker 1>We will refer to today's shooter as Dean. The shooting

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<v Speaker 1>at the Perry High School is eerily similar to the

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<v Speaker 1>shooting we covered in our last episode one thirteen. The

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<v Speaker 1>CVPA school shooting. Both occurred first thing in the morning.

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<v Speaker 1>A student and faculty member were killed in each shooting.

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<v Speaker 1>The shooter was killed in each case, and in both cases,

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<v Speaker 1>the shooter exhibited many red flags, either with their struggle

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<v Speaker 1>with mental health issues, the are alarming social media content,

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<v Speaker 1>or both. Both may have been prevented. Perry High School,

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<v Speaker 1>a part of the Perry Community School District, is located

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<v Speaker 1>at twelve hundred eighteenth Street in Perry, Iowa, which is

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<v Speaker 1>approximately thirty miles from Des Moines. Perry is a small,

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<v Speaker 1>young community of about eight thousand residents, nearly eighteen hundred

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<v Speaker 1>residents or students attending K through twelve, and one of

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<v Speaker 1>the Perry Community schools. The middle school and high school

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<v Speaker 1>share one building and are connected by a hallway that

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<v Speaker 1>is situated right next to the cafeteria, which is where

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<v Speaker 1>you'll find the largest number of students gathered at one time.

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<v Speaker 1>It's also where the shooting occurred that changed the live

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<v Speaker 1>of so many young people, people who may have been

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<v Speaker 1>still holding onto the innocence of youth. Outside, the weather

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<v Speaker 1>was cold at thirty degrees fahrenheit, and it was overcast.

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<v Speaker 1>Inside the school, it was bright and warm, as the

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<v Speaker 1>school cafeteria hosted a morning breakfast program for all middle

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<v Speaker 1>and high school students that morning. It was particularly busy

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<v Speaker 1>as students were returning from the long holiday break and

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<v Speaker 1>beginning the start of the second semester at school, which

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<v Speaker 1>means starting new classes. The jazz band also practices in

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<v Speaker 1>the cafeteria, and they were wrapping up practice and hustling

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<v Speaker 1>out of the massive room off to put away their

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<v Speaker 1>instruments and get on with their day. Elsewhere, seventeen year

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<v Speaker 1>old Dean was busy recording TikTok videos, seemingly from a

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<v Speaker 1>bathroom within the high school. In the video, Dean can

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<v Speaker 1>be seen facing directly into the camera in front of

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<v Speaker 1>a blue Duffel bag, and he captioned.

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<v Speaker 5>The video with the words now we wait.

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<v Speaker 1>The video was set to the track Stray Bullet, which

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<v Speaker 1>is a song by a German rock band called KMFDM,

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<v Speaker 1>which includes lyrics such as quote I am your nightmare

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<v Speaker 1>coming true, I am your worst enemy. Perhaps the first

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<v Speaker 1>indication that something terrible loomed is that this song could

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<v Speaker 1>also be found on the former website of one of

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<v Speaker 1>the Columbine Shooters. The first period bell hadn't rung yet,

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<v Speaker 1>and while the cafeteria was busy, it wasn't quite as

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<v Speaker 1>hectic in the school as it would be once the

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<v Speaker 1>bell rang. Dean entered the cafeteria at seven thirty seven

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<v Speaker 1>am carrying a pump action shotgun and a handgun. Without hesitation,

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<v Speaker 1>he opened fire. Nine one one was called within the

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<v Speaker 1>very same minute as the first bullet was fired. Students

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<v Speaker 1>initially thought the gunshots were balloons popping or a book

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<v Speaker 1>bag dropping.

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<v Speaker 6>I just heard a couple of like bangs, not really gunshots.

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<v Speaker 6>They're not very loud. And we saw a bunch of

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<v Speaker 6>kids running and and we asked what happened because we

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<v Speaker 6>were kind of concerned. But we thought it was just

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<v Speaker 6>for a band or something, just messing around. But then

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<v Speaker 6>one of my girlfriend's friends said that it was a shooting,

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<v Speaker 6>so that there was a shooter with a gun, and

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<v Speaker 6>then we got scared. But again we thought it was

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<v Speaker 6>like a prank or something like a lot of people

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<v Speaker 6>think about that stuff us. And that's when a bunch

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<v Speaker 6>of clops started coming and we knew it was serious.

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<v Speaker 6>And when we were trying to leave, one of our

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<v Speaker 6>teachers started like screaming at us, and that's when we

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<v Speaker 6>knew it was seriously. Were telling about to leave. Leave, leave,

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<v Speaker 6>And that's when I got serious and like, I just

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<v Speaker 6>heard a bunch of some of my friends I saw.

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<v Speaker 1>The mind doesn't initially suspect gunfire inside of the hallways

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<v Speaker 1>of an educational institution. When the paralyzing realization dawns on

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<v Speaker 1>you that you are under attack, fight flight, or freeze

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<v Speaker 1>kicks in. Such was the case for fifteen year old

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<v Speaker 1>Xander Shelley, who was in the hallway outside of the

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<v Speaker 1>cafeteria waiting for classes to start. He heard shots fired

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<v Speaker 1>barely struck by the bullets that whizzed past, and he

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<v Speaker 1>managed to make it into the classroom, where he texted

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<v Speaker 1>his father that there was a school shooter. Upon clearing

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<v Speaker 1>the school, Xander was rushed to Iowa Methodist Medical Center,

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<v Speaker 1>where he was treated for gunshot wounds. He was released

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<v Speaker 1>the same day, physically intact, but emotionally he was a

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<v Speaker 1>different person than the one who woke up that morning.

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<v Speaker 1>He was a child, no more. Several of the jazz

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<v Speaker 1>band members were exiting the cafeteria when the gunfire started.

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<v Speaker 1>Some ran outside to the football field and beyond. They

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<v Speaker 1>ran until they couldn't run anymore, or until they felt

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<v Speaker 1>far enough away from the danger inside the school. Back

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<v Speaker 1>inside of the cafeteria, Principal Dan Marberger attempted to approach Dean.

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<v Speaker 1>He sprittly tried to reason with the student to drop

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<v Speaker 1>the weapon. This heroic maneuver allowed many students the chance

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<v Speaker 1>to escape physically unharmed. Principal Marburger wasn't as fortunate. Dean

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<v Speaker 1>shot the principal several times. He too was rushed to

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<v Speaker 1>the hospital, but he passed away ten days later, unable

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<v Speaker 1>to overcome the extensive injuries he sustained. Fifty six year

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<v Speaker 1>old Dan Marberger was born on June sixth, nineteen sixty seven,

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<v Speaker 1>in Clinton, Iowa. Dan graduated from East Central Community High

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<v Speaker 1>School in Miles, Iowa, before heading off to college. He

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<v Speaker 1>earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Central College in

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<v Speaker 1>nineteen eighty nine. After college, Dan returned to East Central

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<v Speaker 1>High School, where he taught computer skills and social studies,

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<v Speaker 1>and he coached football, golf, and girls basketball. He even

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<v Speaker 1>served as the athletic director for the school while.

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<v Speaker 5>He was teaching.

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<v Speaker 1>Dan went back to school to earn a Master's of

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<v Speaker 1>Science degree in educational administration from Drake University. In nineteen

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<v Speaker 1>ninety five, Dan moved to Perry, Iowa, and was offered

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<v Speaker 1>a job as the associate principal at the high school.

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<v Speaker 1>In nineteen ninety seven, when he was only thirty years old,

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<v Speaker 1>he was hired as the principal of Parry High where

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<v Speaker 1>he continued to serve up until the date of the shooting.

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<v Speaker 1>Dan was proud to have implemented many academic programs into

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<v Speaker 1>the schools program, and in two thousand seven, he earned

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<v Speaker 1>the honor of being named Iowa High School Athletic Directors

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<v Speaker 1>Association Administrator of the Year. Dan was a passionate educator,

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<v Speaker 1>but he equally loved traveling, especially with his family, who

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<v Speaker 1>was his number one priority. He was known to enjoy

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<v Speaker 1>an afternoon of reading or golfing, or watching sports and

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<v Speaker 1>grilling out with his family. The avid sports fan was

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<v Speaker 1>a devoted Iowa Hawkeyes fan, but he also supported the

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<v Speaker 1>Vikings and White Sox. Dan is survived by his beloved wife, Elizabeth,

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<v Speaker 1>and their five children and four grandchildren. Moments after Dan

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<v Speaker 1>was shot, Dean continued to fire into the cafeteria and

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<v Speaker 1>adjacent hallway. Sixth grader Amir Joliffe was struck by one

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<v Speaker 1>of the errant bullets. The eleven year old was pronounced

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<v Speaker 1>dead at the scene, and his death has deeply impacted

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<v Speaker 1>the community. Born in twenty twelve in Chicago, Illinois, Amir

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<v Speaker 1>was vivacious. He was a lively young boy who wore

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<v Speaker 1>a constant smile, so much so his nickname was Smiley.

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<v Speaker 1>He loved life and was the first to stick up

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<v Speaker 1>for another child if they were being bullied. Amir wanted

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<v Speaker 1>others to get along and he was happiest when on

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<v Speaker 1>to stand still and always sought adventure. The youngster had

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of hobbies and interests, including band, choir, soccer,

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<v Speaker 1>and like most kids his age, playing video games. Amrr

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<v Speaker 1>will be missed each and every day by his four siblings, parents,

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<v Speaker 1>and so many others whom he touched. Police were on

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<v Speaker 1>the scene by seven forty five am, but the school

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<v Speaker 1>had already begun sheltering in place. When officers entered the school,

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<v Speaker 1>they located Dean with a pump action shotgun and small

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<v Speaker 1>caliber handgun. He was deceased, having died from a self

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<v Speaker 1>inflicted gunshot wound. The school was searched and a homemade

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<v Speaker 1>bomb was found. It was described as rudimentary and was

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<v Speaker 1>safely disarmed. The FBI and ATF also responded to the

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<v Speaker 1>scene and assisted in the subsequent investigation. Students were rescued

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<v Speaker 1>from inside of the school and rounded up from nearby

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<v Speaker 1>neighborhoods where they ran and sought shelter in area homes.

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<v Speaker 1>There were over one hundred and fifty officers on scene,

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<v Speaker 1>and reunification centers were established at the Perry Lutheran Home,

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<v Speaker 1>the McCreery Community Building, and the National Guard Armory.

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<v Speaker 7>All unit's Dallas County. Who's got an active spears.

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<v Speaker 8>Activation at Perry High School?

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<v Speaker 7>Active spears activation at Perry High School? It's gonna be

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<v Speaker 7>in reference to possible possible gun shots at Perry High School?

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<v Speaker 8>That way, Dallas one direct?

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<v Speaker 3>Do you have access to the.

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<v Speaker 8>Cameras we're getting pulled up now. We've got somebody down

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<v Speaker 7>Copy, we see something on the west of Hallway West, Holly,

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<v Speaker 3>I switching to all male subject down in the hallway

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<v Speaker 3>appears to be self inflicted wounds. I'm showing other victims Dallas.

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<v Speaker 3>Subject that's down as deceased. Copy subject down deceased.

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<v Speaker 8>Good location.

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<v Speaker 3>We are outside of room freeze early.

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<v Speaker 7>We're gonna need multiple ambulances, so we're gonna need both

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<v Speaker 8>Do we have a number of victims are estimated? We're

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<v Speaker 3>Coffee we're getting multiple reports.

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<v Speaker 8>Dallas by the ninety three. Let's go ahead and put

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<v Speaker 8>both the helicopters in route. Also, let's get very fire

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<v Speaker 8>can start triage patients our ambulance. Can you reserve a

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<v Speaker 8>Unknown at this time, we have two in our truck.

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<v Speaker 8>Reports of multiple inside Dallas. It's Folk County been advised

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<v Speaker 8>to advise all the hospitals of it possible mash casually

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<v Speaker 7>We're calling them now.

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<v Speaker 8>Middle school has been.

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<v Speaker 3>Cleared.

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<v Speaker 7>So we've got triage area currently. He's advising no other

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<v Speaker 7>incoming units need to come into the school right now.

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<v Speaker 8>Command of EMS Transports. We believe that we have our

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<v Speaker 1>Dean was born on October eleventh, two thousand and six,

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<v Speaker 1>in Des Moines, Iowa. The first ten years of his

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<v Speaker 1>life were spent living in Jamaica, and while living there,

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<v Speaker 1>he had a younger sister, who was born in twenty eleven.

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<v Speaker 1>Dean enjoyed living in Jamaica and loved taking fishing trips

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<v Speaker 1>to the Sandbar. The family eventually moved to Perry, Iowa,

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<v Speaker 1>where Dean's father was the manager at the Perry Municipal Airport.

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<v Speaker 1>After working as the public works director for the City

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<v Speaker 1>of Perry, Dean's mother owned her own business, though the

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<v Speaker 1>specific type of business is unknown. She also served on

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<v Speaker 1>the city Development board, and overall their family was very

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<v Speaker 1>involved with their community. Dean, a senior at Perry High School,

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<v Speaker 1>was described as private and kept to himself. Some reports

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<v Speaker 1>indicate that he was the target of bullying and had

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<v Speaker 1>been for much of the time he was in school

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<v Speaker 1>in Iowa. Dean spent a substantial amount of time online,

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<v Speaker 1>and he used his social media presence to discuss his

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<v Speaker 1>obsession with different serial killers, including Jeffrey Dahmer. He posted

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<v Speaker 1>photos of himself posing with firearms, and his entire social

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<v Speaker 1>media presence was a depiction of a mass shooter in

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<v Speaker 1>the making. Dean wasn't close with many people, but he

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<v Speaker 1>did have two friends who both say he just became

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<v Speaker 1>tired of being bullied all the time. He hated going

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<v Speaker 1>to school and being tormented, but he mostly just dealt

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<v Speaker 1>with it. After he learned that his little sister was

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<v Speaker 1>starting to get bullied too. Dean snapped, he was one thing,

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<v Speaker 1>but he'd be damned if his sister was going to

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<v Speaker 1>live with the same harassment he did. His friends say

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<v Speaker 1>that Dean was actually the nicest kid and they really

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<v Speaker 1>didn't understand why he was singled out so much. There

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<v Speaker 1>was a number of concerning posts on Dean's social media,

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<v Speaker 1>specifically his TikTok. In one video, Dean was seen mimicking

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<v Speaker 1>quote the Cook from the Texas Chainsaw Massacre movies, while

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<v Speaker 1>yet another clip showed Dean pointing a stick at a

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<v Speaker 1>friend while pretending it was a gun. He referred to

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<v Speaker 1>himself as a stoner in at least one video, and

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<v Speaker 1>multiple photos showed Dean with various firearms. He had over

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<v Speaker 1>two hundred and fifty followers on TikTok before it was

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<v Speaker 1>eventually taken down. Dean's most frequently used social media app, however,

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<v Speaker 1>was called Discord, which is really more of a messaging platform.

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<v Speaker 1>A number of the messages were recovered, and one such

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<v Speaker 1>message indicated that he was at school.

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<v Speaker 5>End quote ready for what's to come.

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<v Speaker 1>About ten minutes after that message, another one was posted saying, quote, I'm.

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<v Speaker 5>Fucking nervous, I'm in the bathroom gearing up.

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<v Speaker 1>Dean continued using a racial slur and writing quote.

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<v Speaker 5>I need him to leave so I can assemble my guns.

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<v Speaker 1>It was also discovered that Dean belonged to a chat

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<v Speaker 1>group on Discord called School Massacre's Discussion, and the group

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<v Speaker 1>was meant for exactly what it was named. The entire

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<v Speaker 1>premise is completely disturbing, and indeed, at least one other

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<v Speaker 1>Discord user thought so as well, as they reportedly flagged

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<v Speaker 1>the chat group to the FBI the November before the shooting.

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<v Speaker 1>Whatever happened with that report is unknown, but this user

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<v Speaker 1>most definitely did the right thing in reporting it. These

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<v Speaker 1>are precisely the types of posts, groups, or content. These

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<v Speaker 1>are precisely the types of posts, groups, or content that

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<v Speaker 1>should be reported to authorities any time you see it.

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<v Speaker 1>Perhaps if this tip was thoroughly acted upon immediately, we

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<v Speaker 1>wouldn't be reporting on this case. For their part, Discord

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<v Speaker 1>released a statement saying the following quote. Our deepest sympathies

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<v Speaker 1>are with the victims, their families, and the community in Perry,

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<v Speaker 1>Iowa following yesterday's horrific shooting. Discord has a zero tolerance

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<v Speaker 1>policy against content that glorifies violence and violent extremism, which

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<v Speaker 1>is reflected in our community guidelines. We took immediate action

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<v Speaker 1>against the suspect and his content and are currently cooperading

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<v Speaker 1>with law enforcement to assist them in their continuing investigation.

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<v Speaker 1>The shooter's parents were horrified to learn that their son

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<v Speaker 1>was capable of committing such violence. They had no idea

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<v Speaker 1>who was planning such a terrible attack, and in fact,

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<v Speaker 1>they had been discussing future plans with him, never imagining

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<v Speaker 1>he intended anything but a bright and productive future. A

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<v Speaker 1>memorial was held at a local park on the same

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<v Speaker 1>day as the shooting, and a number of GoFundMe accounts

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<v Speaker 1>were established for the families of the deceased and injured.

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<v Speaker 1>The governor ordered all flags to be lowered half staff.

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<v Speaker 1>We all have the unique ability to help prevent such

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<v Speaker 1>a catastrophic event from happening if we keep our eyes

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<v Speaker 1>and ears open and never hesitate to report when something

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<v Speaker 1>or someone just doesn't seem right. With the delicate balance

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<v Speaker 1>of mental health reform, education, active shooter training, and common

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<v Speaker 1>sense gun laws, we may one day rea the dream,

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<v Speaker 1>the dream that there will be no more active shootings.

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<v Speaker 1>We pray that love will prevail over hate.

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<v Speaker 8>Too many have died, we should say to ourselves, not

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<v Speaker 1>In the meantime, we urge our listeners to stay aware

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<v Speaker 1>of your surroundings and keep in touch with your loved ones.

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<v Speaker 1>If you see something, say something, you never know how

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<v Speaker 1>many lives you'll be saving. Thank you for listening to

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<v Speaker 1>today's episode of Active Shooter the Podcast. Remember, if you

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<v Speaker 1>see something, say something, there's no telling how many lives

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<v Speaker 1>you may be saving. A big thank you to Darren Curtis,

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<v Speaker 1>who composed some of the songs on our show. You

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<v Speaker 1>can find him online at www dot Darrencurtis music dot com.

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<v Speaker 1>Make sure to check us out on social media. You

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<v Speaker 1>and on Twitter at podcast Active. Thank you and be safe.