The headline correctly identified the suspect as the dead person, so I'm not sure why they changed that to "one person" in the first line of the article, but I suspect it's because someone else wrote the headline.

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The incident happened at Walnut Park Elementary School where a summer literacy camp for elementary-age children was taking place. Gadsden City School Superintendent Tony Reddick said 34 children were in the school at the time of the incident.

Summer program going on there at the time.

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There were reports of a suspicious person at the school trying to get into vehicles and buildings. Reddick said the person “aggressively” tried to open several door ways. The school went into lockdown, following protocols, Reddick said. It’s unclear what touched off the incident.

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A school resource officer on site responded and an altercation ensued. The suspect was then fatally shot.

A Rainbow City police officer suffered minor injuries in the scuffle.

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All children in the school at the time of the incident have been safely picked up from an alternate location within 20 minutes of being taken from the school.

Well done, Mr. Officer. In a just world, you would be hailed as a hero nationwide right now. Unfortunately, the mainstream media will instead completely ignore this because it harms their gun control narrative.

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“We’re just so thankful that none of this involved the children,” Reddick said. “Everyone followed the safety protocols that we’ve drilled on.”

Imagine that. Safety protocols and an armed SRO worked.

ETA: James Spann added the statement below from ALEA to his post about this on his Facebook page.

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Here is an updated statement from ALEA:

ETOWAH COUNTY – On Thursday, June 9, at the request of the Gadsden Police Department, Special Agents with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s (ALEA) State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) are investigating an officer-involved shooting. An individual was attempting to make forcible entry into a marked Rainbow City patrol vehicle at which point a School Resource Officer (SRO) with the Rainbow City Police Department attempted to stop the subject.

The subject resisted and attempted to take the officer’s firearm. Additional officers from the Gadsden Police Department responded to the scene to provide assistance. The subject was injured by gunfire and was pronounced deceased.

The incident occurred near Walnut Park Elementary School in Gadsden; however, no children were involved or harmed over the course of the incident.

Nothing further is available as the investigation is ongoing. Once complete, the findings will be turned over to the Etowah County District Attorney’s Office.

Looks like the the person was trying to break into a police car parked outside the school (likely the on duty Rainbow City Police Officer's vehicle), and then tried to take the officer's gun. Imagine if this person had actually been able to break into the car or take the officer's gun. Surely his/her crime spree would have just ended there, right?

This post was edited on 6/9/22 at 2:38 pm

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