Authorities in Mount Horeb, Wisconsin have launched a thorough investigation into the fatal police shooting of a student who was armed outside a middle school. The incident occurred on Wednesday, prompting a lockdown of the middle school, as well as a nearby high school and elementary school.
According to reports, officers responded to the school after receiving a report of someone with a weapon. The student, whose name has not been released, was fatally shot by police. Police Chief Doug Vierck stated that the officers responded with deadly force when faced with a deadly threat, and no officers, students, or staff were injured other than the armed individual.
