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Police respond to Perry High School in Perry, Iowa., Thursday, Jan. 4, 2024. Police say there has been a shooting at the city's high school. The beloved principal who was injured after a gunman opened fire at a high school in Iowa has died after 10 days in the hospital. In 2003, he supported students after a middle school student died when he was struck by a car driven by a 16-year-old sophomore. The shooting at Perry High School happened around 7:37 a.m. before school had started on the first day back after winter break.
Persons: Dan Marburger, Marburger, Claire, Kim Reynolds, Dan Marburger's, Kevin, Reynolds, Dan, Mitch Mortvedt Organizations: Perry High School, Police, Perry, Des Moines, Iowa Division, Criminal Investigation, Authorities Locations: Perry , Iowa, Iowa, Decorah
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa principal who put himself in harm’s way to protect students during a school shooting earlier this month died Sunday, a funeral home confirmed. Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home & Crematory confirmed the death of Perry High School Principal Dan Marburger after the family announced it on a GoFundMe page. An 11-year-old middle school student was killed in the shooting, and six other people were injured. Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation spokesman Mitch Mortvedt said after the shooting that Marburger did some “pretty significant things” to protect others, but didn’t release details. Perry Superintendent Clark Wicks said Marburger was a “hero” who intervened with the teenage gunman so students could escape.
Persons: Caldwell Parrish, Crematory, Dan Marburger, Marburger, Marburger “, Marburger's, Elizabeth, “ Dan, Perry, Claire Marburger, , “ That’s, ” Marburger, Mitch Mortvedt, Clark Wicks, Ahmir Jolliff, Mortvedt, Dylan Butler, , ___ Ahmed, Josh Funk Organizations: DES, Perry High School, of Public Safety, , Iowa, Criminal, Authorities, Associated Press Locations: DES MOINES, Iowa, An Iowa, Minneapolis, Omaha , Nebraska
Perry High School Principal Dan Marburger was among those injured in the school shooting in Iowa. Marburger's daughter said he tried to distract the gunman to allow other students to escape. As her father recovers, Claire Marburger called for compassion toward the deceased gunman's family. AdvertisementAfter a school shooting in Iowa left two people dead and seven injured, the high school principal's daughter is commending her father's brave actions to distract the gunman. Among the injured was Perry High School Principal Dan Marburger, who the department said suffered multiple gunshot wounds and went to the hospital in critical condition.
Persons: Dan Marburger, Marburger's, Claire Marburger, , Jolliff, Claire, Dylan, Butler, Claire Marburger's, Marburger Organizations: Perry High School, Service, Iowa Department of Public Safety, Facebook Locations: Iowa
Brock Purdy: From 'Mr. Irrelevant' to beating the NFL's GOAT
  + stars: | 2022-12-15 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +12 min
And this bull is now a steer, so he’s irrelevant. Justin Casterline/Getty ImagesWhen Purdy was selected by the 49ers – and that famous red and white jersey was brought out with “Mr. Irrelevant” celebrations began in 1976, when former 49ers receiver Paul Salata founded “Irrelevant Week” in Newport Beach, California. Purdy celebrates at midfield after the Iowa State Cyclones defeated the Oklahoma State Cowboys 24-21 at Jack Trice Stadium on October 23, 2021 in Ames, Iowa. “I’ve tried to keep myself from being surprised about Brock Purdy years ago because nothing surprises me anymore with him.”
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