Investigators say student killed by police outside Wisconsin school had pointed pellet rifle

MOUNT HOREB, Wis. -- A pupil who was killed by constabulary extracurricular a Wisconsin schoolhouse pointed a pellet firearm astatine officers and had refused to driblet the weapon, authorities said Saturday.

The authorities Department of Justice released fewer different details, 3 days aft the shooting astatine Mount Horeb Middle School successful Mount Horeb, 25 miles (40 kilometers) westbound of Madison, the Wisconsin capital.

The student, whose sanction and property inactive person not been officially released, did not get into the school. No 1 other was physically injured, but the schoolhouse was connected lockdown for hours during the incidental Wednesday.

Police were called astir 11 a.m. that time aft a caller said idiosyncratic with a backpack and agelong weapon was moving toward the school.

“Officers directed the taxable to driblet the weapon, but the taxable did not comply,” the Department of Justice said Saturday. “The taxable pointed the limb astatine the officers, aft which instrumentality enforcement discharged their firearms, striking the subject. Lifesaving measures were deployed but the taxable died connected scene.”

The limb was described arsenic a Ruger .177-caliber pellet rifle. The authorities said constabulary astatine the country were wearing assemblage cameras.

Schools successful the Mount Horeb territory did not clasp classes Thursday oregon Friday.