The Mount Horeb Area School District began releasing students at 5 p.m. Wednesday after the district was put on full lockdown about 11:16 a.m. because of an active shooter near the middle school. “Due to safety precautions taken by our schools, the shooter was never able to enter the building,” Village President Ryan Czyzewski said in a statement. “To our students, teachers and staff, their families, and the community, we extend our arms in comfort and support following this deeply distressing event.” Live Updates:5 p.m. Mount Horeb Area School District announces early learning and primary centers will begin the process of dismissing our students. Parents should be prepared to sign off when they pick up their child, the district said. 3:45 p.m. WISN 12 News reporter Nick Bohr is at the scene where police continue their investigation. The superintendent of the Mt. Horeb school district says no one has been injured except the “gunman” in a shooting outside their middle school. 2:30 p.m. News Chopper 12 flies over the still-active scene.12:45 p.m. According to the school district, students are safe in school buildings as police investigate. Reunification will be done in stages and take time.12:45 p.m. Mount Horeb Area School District announced intermediate center students are being reunited with their families.Students at Mount Horeb Public Library will be transported to our reunification center at the bus garage at 421 W. Garfield St.Unification details for middle school students and staff will later be released. Dismissal for all buildings will remain on hold until such time as the police department gives us approval”An initial search of the middle school has not yielded additional suspects,” the district stated. “As importantly, we have no reports of individuals being harmed, with the exception of the alleged assailant.”12:08 p.m. Mount Horeb Area School District said they are “in the process right now of a systematic release of middle school students to use restrooms interior to the middle school. They are not being released at this time.” 11 a.m. Mount Horeb Area School District on lockdown.Mount Horeb is in Dane County, about 20 miles west of Madison.WISN 12 News will follow this developing story and post any further updates.
The Mount Horeb Area School District began releasing students at 5 p.m. Wednesday after the district was put on full lockdown about 11:16 a.m. because of an active shooter near the middle school.
The shooter was never able to enter the building.
Live Updates:
5 p.m. Mount Horeb Area School District announces early learning and primary centers will begin the process of dismissing our students.
Parents should be prepared to sign off when they pick up their child, the district said.
3:45 p.m. WISN 12 News reporter Nick Bohr is at the scene where police continue their investigation.
The superintendent of the Mt. Horeb school district says no one has been injured except the “gunman” in a shooting outside their middle school.
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2:30 p.m. News Chopper 12 flies over the still-active scene.
12:45 p.m. According to the school district, students are safe in school buildings as police investigate. Reunification will be done in stages and take time.
12:45 p.m. Mount Horeb Area School District announced intermediate center students are being reunited with their families.
Students at Mount Horeb Public Library will be transported to our reunification center at the bus garage at 421 W. Garfield St.
Unification details for middle school students and staff will later be released. Dismissal for all buildings will remain on hold until such time as the police department gives us approval
“An initial search of the middle school has not yielded additional suspects,” the district stated. “As importantly, we have no reports of individuals being harmed, with the exception of the alleged assailant.”
12:08 p.m. Mount Horeb Area School District said they are “in the process right now of a systematic release of middle school students to use restrooms interior to the middle school. They are not being released at this time.”
11 a.m. Mount Horeb Area School District on lockdown.
Mount Horeb is in Dane County, about 20 miles west of Madison.
WISN 12 News will follow this developing story and post any further updates.
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