Bullying, TikTok Posts, and a Homemade Bomb – The Untold Story of the Iowa School Shooting Revealed!

In a heartbreaking incident yesterday, Perry High School in Iowa experienced a devastating school shooting, leaving one innocent life lost and several others injured. The assailant, 17-year-old Dylan Butler, unleashed his violent rampage just before 8 AM, armed with a pump-action shotgun, a handgun, and a homemade explosive device.

Butler tragically took the life of a 6th-grade student and left five others injured, including the school’s principal. The incident concluded with Butler turning the gun on himself, leading to his death before the arrival of law enforcement.

Disturbingly, moments before the attack, Butler posted a video on TikTok with the caption “now we wait,” featuring the song “Stray Bullet.” The motive behind his actions remains unclear, but reports suggest that Butler had endured years of bullying, and even his younger sister had become a target. In an interview with the Associated Press, the sister remarked, “He got tired of the bullying… Was it a smart idea to shoot up the school? No. God, no.”

Adding another layer to the tragedy, Butler identified as “genderfluid,” as indicated by his online profiles. His TikTok bio proudly displayed a Pride flag, and on one social media platform, he shared a photo of graffiti that read “LOVE YOUR TRANS KIDS <3.” Butler had also engaged with trans communities on platforms like Reddit.

This incident unfortunately fits into a concerning trend of mass shootings involving individuals identifying as transgender. Notably, a tragic event occurred last March when a transgender person took the lives of three 9-year-olds and three adults at a Nashville school. In 2022, a ‘non-binary’ individual was responsible for a shooting at an LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs, resulting in five deaths and 18 injuries.

Zooming out to see the bigger picture, it is evident that America is facing a transgender mental health crisis. According to the U.S. National Institutes of Health, a staggering 58% of transgender patients have at least one mental health diagnosis, in stark contrast to 13.6% of cisgender patients. This alarming statistic underscores the urgent need for increased awareness and support for mental health within the transgender community.