Authorities say a man shot a male student outside Stewartville High School in southern Minnesota early Friday morning (December 12) before dying by suicide. The shooting occurred around 5 a.m. in the school’s parking lot at 440 6th Avenue Southwest in Stewartville, Minnesota.

Deputies, school staff, Stewartville First Responders, Stewartville Fire, and Mayo Clinic Ambulance Service rushed to the scene after receiving multiple emergency calls.

Moments later, a second gunshot was heard. Deputies found an adult man nearby with a rifle, dead from what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Student critical but in stable condition

Sheriff Kevin Torgerson confirmed the student was immediately treated by coaches and emergency personnel before being transported to Mayo Clinic, where he

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