A high school resource officer at Dixon High School in Dixon, Illinois saved the day on Tuesday when he shot an armed 19-year-old former student. The officer shot the former student after he opened fire on him in the high school gym where they were seniors holding graduation practice.
A report from Sauk Valley stated: "A 19-year-old former Dixon High student is in custody with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound to the shoulder after bringing a gun to the school this morning."
The high school resource officer, Mark Dallas, confronted the shooter in the gym, according to Sheriff John Simonton. Around 8 a.m. the students were gathered in the gym where Dallas returned fire after being fired at. A report from WGN-TV claims the suspect fired multiple rounds.
Per Daily Wire:
"The officer was not injured, nor was anyone else," said City Administrator Danny Langloss, whose daughter was one of the seniors gathered in the gym.
"The shooting happened in the gym, where seniors, whose last day of school was Friday, were gathered for graduation practice," said Langloss. "We're lucky the officer was there. His brave actions saved a lot of lives."
All Dixon schools were placed on lockdown while the investigation was being carried out; students were bussed to a safe location where parents have been encouraged to pick up them up.
Sauk Valley reports that Dixon Police believe that "the suspect acted alone and that there is no further threat to the safety of students or staff."
Here are some reports from the Twitter of local media:
BREAKING: School shooting at Dixon High School. School resource officer confronted a high-school aged gunman. That teen fired, and the resource officer fired back and hit the gunman. The resource officer was not hit. All Dixon schools now on lock down.
— Courtney Gousman (@cgousman) May 16, 2018
According to a report by @saukvalley media, the suspect in the Dixon School shooting is a 19-year-olf former student of DHS. pic.twitter.com/ixOyLPycSo
— WQAD (@wqad) May 16, 2018
We have some aerial footage of students being bused from @dukesduchesses and the @DixonPolice response. https://t.co/1vuDPYCYs9 pic.twitter.com/0wg4WU2BWb
— WQAD (@wqad) May 16, 2018
The officer was not injured, nor was anyone else, Langloss said.
All Dixon schools are on lockdown while the investigation proceeds; a news conference will be held later today.
Parents can pick their children up at the Armory; bring an ID. https://t.co/rVJMZnvDF2— Sauk Valley Media (@saukvalley) May 16, 2018
Parkland shooting survivor Kyle Kashuv pointed out how this resource officer did his job, unlike the one at his school:
ARMED MALE SHOT AT POLICE OFFICER AT DIXON HIGH SCHOOL (resource officer does his job and saves lives) https://t.co/7kGLjq6UE4
— Kyle Kashuv (@KyleKashuv) May 16, 2018
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