Overview
- Deputies responded around 5 a.m. Friday to Stewartville High School, where classes and activities were canceled for the day as investigators secured the campus.
- The injured victim, a male student, underwent emergency surgery at Mayo Clinic and remains in critical but stable condition, according to officials.
- An adult man was found dead at the scene from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, and a rifle was recovered nearby.
- The Olmsted County Sheriff’s Office, with assistance from state investigators, is working to determine a motive and any relationship between the two individuals as families cooperate.
- A reunification center and counseling services were set up for students and families, and coaches who were preparing the wrestling team provided initial aid before EMS arrived.