Expect that one of our family members would be involved. You can read the entire statement at wcpo dot com. Meantime today was the first day back to class for madison local schools. There was extra security extra counselingb ut also a sense of hope as students and staff tried to get back on track 9 on your sides butler and Warren County reporter jay warren is live for us this afternoon from madison townshipjay . . Jay . . In talking to madison local schools superintendent Curtis Philpot this first day back went about as well as it could have the Butler County Sheriffs Office had an increased presence here today and counselors were available for kids who needed to talk today an orderly dismissal as kids filed out the front of the schoola far cry from what it must have been like as kids ran out in the confusion of mondays gunfire perhaps the most difficult time today was the 8th grade lunch which is when the shooting happened came down to eat with the 8th graders in the cafeteria there w
Emotional im a sophmore and i was actually in the hallway whenever it happened on monday with my friend brittany and i mean we went and we ate lunch with the eigthy graders cause we felt like they needed the support it was really emotional in there but our teachers helped us get through the day. Taylor Maupin madison hs student i think they handled it well they gathered us together and everybody worked together to make the situation better. And as the district works to get back on track after this the superintendent had this message for anyone who would listen sot this is a conservative community and a lot of folks in this comm own guns properly licensed guns but you know my message to them is lock em up get a safe and lock em up weve got 1,600 kids walking through our doors every day they might have one leaving their door so help us with School Safety and security. There were four deputies on duty here today from the Butler County Sheriffs Office the superintendent says there will be
Mark i am mark hayes. The district is providing some work. Wlwt is leading the way with team coverage. Andrew setters and dan griffin are at the school. Andrew has more on their first day back. Good afternoon. Andrew it looks like the first schools. Welcoming students to the building, getting students back to class, the first step to when the buses rolled in, they had more than students on board. Reassurance and support. Moving Forward Together is something we have heard again during this process. They have counselors and therapy dogs. It can be stressful, which is why the district held an open house for families last night. I think last night s Community Walkthrough really and pretty normal morning. There were a lot of parents hugging their kids. Andrew a good turnout from students. That is how the superintendent describes it. He says pattison will not be the same, but it will continue to be great. That students are through complex emotions involving the shooter. A lot of anger and co
Our family members would be involved. We are praying for everyone involved, including austin. Whom we still deeply love. Words cannot express the gratitude we feel for all of the support that has been shown to our family and community. End quote. Also at this hour. We have obtained the police and radio traffic from the moments. And minutes after police say james opened fire. Police say the first call came in at 11 18 am by school kent hill. 9 seconds after the shooting started. Shots fired. Madison shots fired, subject down. Zone 150. Madison alex road. Suspect. Dressed in a field. Not sure on the victims. There were several of them down in the cafeteria. Staff is attending to them. Is this still an active shooter situation . Can you confirm . Notify county to re route the helicopter to landing zone. South front in front of the cafeteria. Youre gonna have a patient when you get here. Be a gunshot to the abdomen. Small caliber. Patients stable at this time. Start with two more squads. W