The Iowa school shooter who killed a sixth-grader and wounded several others appeared to tell friends online on a messaging app that he was “f-king nervous” and “on the mend” moments before gunfire erupted inside Perry High School last Thursday.
Dylan Butler, 17, appeared to be active on the online chat platform Discord just minutes before Thursday’s attack, NBC reported.
The teenage gunman is suspected of sending a series of messages under the account name “took2much” which has also been reported as part of a group chat dedicated to school shootings.
Butler shot and killed sixth-grader Ahmir Jolliff, and wounded four other students and three staff members, Thursday at an Iowa middle school before he turned the gun on himself, police said.
The gunman’s various social media accounts, including Discord, are currently being reviewed by investigators, NBC News reported, citing a person close to the investigation.
Butler, in one of the messages believed to be from his account, told friends online he was at school and prepared “for what’s to come,” according to a screenshot reviewed by NBC News.
Dylan Butler appears to be connected to a Discord account. Tooktoomuch/Tiktok Butler killed a student and injured several people inside an Iowa school. Tooktoomuch/Tiktok
Ten minutes after the message, she reportedly wrote “I’m nervous, I’m getting ready for the bathroom.” Two minutes later, he complained “There’s—– in the bathroom, I need him to go so I can assemble my weapon.”
Butler also posted a TikTok video, under the screen name “tooktoomuch” in which she posed in a school bathroom with a blue duffel bag at her feet along with the caption: “now we wait.”
A Discord spokesperson told NBC News that the company believed the account name “took2much” belonged to Butler, but did not respond to questions about the disturbing messages.
“Our deepest sympathies go out to the victims, their families, and the community in Perry, Iowa following yesterday’s horrific shooting,” a spokesperson reportedly said. “Discord has a zero-tolerance policy against content that glorifies violence and violent extremism, which is reflected in our Community Guidelines.
Gunshots were heard inside the school last week. AFP via Getty Images
“We are taking immediate action against the suspect and the contents, and are currently working with law enforcement to assist them in their ongoing investigation.”
User “took2much” was also in a previous chat room discussing the school shooting dubbed the “School Massacre Talk,” a Discord user who saw the screen name in the chat told NBC.
The Discord user, who has not been identified, contacted the FBI through the chat room in November and while FBI agents responded to get more information, the user never heard back after sending a screenshot of the chat agent, according to NBC News.
Users said information sent to the FBI did not show Butler’s suspected account and that the chat room was shut down before the shooting.
The FBI declined to comment to NBC News.
Butler is described as quiet, but someone who has been bullied since elementary school. After he shot himself, his body was found next to an unexploded improvised explosive device.
There is still no clear motive.
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