Iowa High School Coach Ed Thomas Fatally Shot

Ed Thomas was shot by an adult male, who was quickly taken into custody. He was airlifted to the hospital. The motive for the shooting is not currently known.

The shooting occured at about 8:00 AM; about 50 students were present at the school when the shooting happened. No students were injured. According to Sue Muller, the Aplington-Parkersburg High School district's board secretary, the suspect is not believed to be a student.

There were some students actually in the weight room at the time of the incident. Superintendent Jon Thompson told KOEL radio:

"No kids were hurt, we're thankful for that. They did witness this and so we have counselors at the site to talk with the kids."

Ed Thomas compiled a career record of 292-84 in 37 seasons as a head coach, with 34 of them at Aplington-Parkersburg. He was honored as the NFL High School Coach of the Year in 2005, and four of his former players are in the NFL: Green Bay's Aaron Kampman, Jacksonville's Brad Meester, Detroit's Jared DeVries and Denver's Casey Wiegmann.