A man was shot and killed by a police officer outside of an Alabama elementary school Thursday afternoon after an altercation with a school resource officer, Etowah County Sheriff Jonathan Horton said
At least 34 students were inside Walnut Park Elementary School when the man tried to get inside, Gadsden City School Superintendent Tony Reddick tells CNN. The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency is investigating the incident.In a news release, ALEA said that the individual was seen trying to make forcible entry into a marked Rainbow City patrol vehicle near the school. A resource officer made contact with the individual and attempted to stop him, the release said.
Something he touted for helping keep the potential intruder out. "He tried to open at least two doors leading into the school," Reddick said. "This is Gadsden. A small-knit community. You don't think that something like this is going to happen at your school," he added.Praising the work of the school resource officer, Horton also highlighted the work the district has done in light of the shooting in Uvalde, Texas."Our schools, especially after ...
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Police fatally shoot person trying to enter Alabama schoolThe superintendent says a man went to several doors trying to enter the elementary school where a summer program was being held with 34 students. The man got into an altercation with police outside the school before being shot.
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Police fatally shoot 'potential intruder' at Alabama schoolA man who tried to enter an Alabama elementary school where a summer program was being held was shot to death by police Thursday morning, authorities said. Gadsden City Schools Superintendent Tony Reddick told reporters that a “potential intruder” went to several doors trying to get into Walnut Park Elementary School, where a summer literacy program was being conducted for 34 children. All the exterior doors were locked and the principal contacted the school resource officer when she realized what was happening, Reddick said.
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A man trying to enter an Alabama elementary school is shot and killed by a school resource officerA man was shot and killed by a police officer outside of an Alabama elementary school Thursday afternoon after an altercation with a school resource officer, Etowah County Sheriff Jonathan Horton said during a news conference.
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Man dead following officer-involved shooting outside a Gadsden elementary schoolA man was shot and killed in an officer-involved shooting outside a Gadsden Elementary School Thursday morning, according to Etowah County Sheriff Jonathan Horton.
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Man dead following officer-involved shooting outside a Gadsden elementary schoolA man was shot and killed in an officer-involved shooting outside a Gadsden Elementary School Thursday morning, according to Etowah County Sheriff Jonathan Horton.
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Man dead following officer-involved shooting outside a Gadsden elementary schoolA man was shot and killed in an officer-involved shooting outside a Gadsden Elementary School Thursday morning, according to Etowah County Sheriff Jonathan Horton.
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