High school coach dies after being shot

From The Des Moines Register.com:

Ed Thomas, the long-time Aplington-Parkersburg football coach, died this morning from injuries he sustained from gunshot wounds.

Thomas died shortly after arriving at Covenant Medical Center in Waterloo, a hospital spokeswoman said.

School business manager Pat Gosch told the Cedar Rapids Gazette that Thomas was shot in the head at point-blank range.

Holly Fokkena, Butler County information officer, said about 50 students were present at the school when the shooting happened before 8:30 a.m. No students were injured, she said.

Fokkena said a suspect had been arrested.

The football player said the shooting happened in the school’s weight room.

Thomas has been the school’s coach for nearly three decades. He has nearly 300 career victories, and four of his former players have played in the NFL.

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