19-Year-Old Intruder Shoots Staff Member at Virginia Elementary, Then Dies
A 19-year-old forced entry into Westwood Hills Elementary School in Waynesboro, Virginia, wounded a staff member and then took his own life; no children were present in the library at the time.
A 19-year-old male entered Westwood Hills Elementary School in Waynesboro, Virginia, on Wednesday morning and opened fire in the library, killing himself after wounding an adult staff member. Police responded within three minutes of a report of a suspicious person and found the shooter, identified as Anthony Ignatiadis-Isabelle, dead at the scene. The injured staff member was treated and released from the hospital.
Waynesboro Public Schools Superintendent Jeffrey Cassell said the district's safety protocols functioned as intended and that all students and staff were accounted for and returned home. Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger said she was monitoring the incident and expressed sympathy for those affected.
No children were in the library when the shooting occurred, and authorities have not disclosed any connection between the shooter and the school or the victim.