Active shooter 'neutralized' outside Wisconsin school, officials say amid reports of gunshots, panic

Witnesses described children fleeing amid the sound of gunshots near a Wisconsin middle school where authorities say an active shooter was “neutralized” outside the building. Authorities in Mount Horeb said without giving details that the “alleged assailant” was harmed and schools districtwide had been placed on lockdown. A woman working nearby said she heard gunshots and saw dozens of children running. One student said his class fled on in-line skates from a gym class after hearing the gunfire. Afterward, law enforcement vehicles including SWAT-style trucks massed outside the school, officers toted rifles nearby and parents anxiously waited for their children in Mount Horeb, about 25 miles west of the state capital of Madison.