Dylan Butler Transgender Claims Flood Social Media
One sixth-grade student was killed in the incident, which took place at around 7:30 a.m. local time, before classes had even begun at Perry High School, Iowa.
A further three students and one school administrator were injured. The shooter, 17-year-old Butler, was found dead at the scene from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.The gender identity of Butler has not yet been established, but some right-wing figures have taken to social media to say that Butler identified as transgender, although no solid evidence can prove the claim, as well as that transgender people are more likely to commit acts of violence.
It adds to a number of incidents in which similar claims have spread quickly across the internet.Right-wing blogger Ian Miles Cheong posted on X, formerly Twitter, that Butler had posted on trans Reddit forums under the username "Dylanpickle1996."Other right-wing activists and pundits have weighed in on the incident.
Donald Trump Jr. posted on X: "Per capita is there a more violent group of people anywhere in the world than radicalized trans activists???