Teenage gunman dead after opening fire inside Virginia elementary school Wednesday morning

By: Nathaniel Cline

Outlets: Virginia Mercury

Published: September 2, 2026

Words: 480

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 5 days ago

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Waynesboro City Police Department Chief David Shaw identified Anthony I. Ignatiadis-Isabelle, 19, of Waynesboro, as the gunman in a shooting at Westwood Hills Elementary School in the Virginia’s western region on Wednesday morning.

Ignatiadis-Isabelle forced entry into the elementary school around 9:12 a.m., Shaw told reporters in an evening press conference the same day. A school staff member was shot while no students were injured. Police found Ignatiadis-Isabelle dead in the school’s library …

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