Dixon shooting suspect Matt Milby moved to jail from hospital
The gun used by the Dixon shooting suspect was purchased by his mother six years ago.
Illinois State Police investigators learned Matthew A. Milby’s mother, Julie Milby, purchased the weapon used in the shooting, a 9mm semi-automatic rifle, in 2012.
They have not determined how Milby obtained access to the weapon. Julie Milby told reporters Wednesday she had no idea where her son could have gotten the gun he’s accused of firing at Dixon High School.
Illinois State Police recovered surveillance footage from inside the school and are reviewing it as part of the investigation. There was no video footage recovered from outside of the school.
Milby has been transported to Lee County Jail awaiting arraignment, which is tentatively scheduled for Friday.
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Matthew A. Milby, the 19-year-old suspect in the Dixon High School shooting on Wednesday, has been released from KSB Hospital and has been processed into the Lee County Jail.
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Matt Milby, the 19-year-old suspect in the Dixon High School shooting, has been released from the hospital and is being processed by the Lee County Jail, Dixon city manager Danny Langloss says.
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Illinois State Police say 19-year-old Matt Milby has been charged with three counts of aggravated discharge of a firearm, which are Class X felonies. Milby’s bond has been set at $2 million.
Milby is a former student of Dixon High School. He was shot by Dixon Police Officer, Mark Dallas, after he opened fire in the high school around 8a.m. Wednesday morning.
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The Dixon High School community came together Wednesday evening at Reagan Middle School, hoping to lean on each other for support, and make sense of the horrific incident. But unfortunately, this isn’t the first school shooting in the U.S. this yea, and these situations have quickly become every high school community’s worst nightmare.
“You never think it’s going to happen in your town,” said Kelly Shroyer, who brought service dogs to comfort students at Wednesday night’s meeting.
Graduation is right around the corner for Jenna Cibu, an 8th grader at Reagan Middle School. But now she says in light of everything going on, high school makes her nervous.
“It has gone through my mind a couple times on it happening here and me being scared about that, but I never actually thought it would happen,” said Cibu.
While parents are still reeling from the events of Wednesday morning, they say they’re grateful for those who keep their kids safe.
“Everything was under control. They did a fabulous job as far as I’m concerned,” said parent Kristine Vanquathem.
Especially one hero in particular, Dixon Police Officer Mark Dallas, who risked his life to save hundreds of others.
“He went above and beyond today,” said Lee County Sheriff, John Simonton. “He really put his life in danger and to save all the students and faculty in that school it was remarkable.”
The tight-knit community gathered Wednesday night, hoping to remind their neighbors that they’re facing this together.
“I guess 20 years ago, I never thought I’d be standing in this position talking about a school shooting,” said Shroyer, who is also a Dixon native and graduated from the high school.
And while it will take time to recover, they’re just glad horror didn’t turn into tragedy.
There is no school tomorrow for Dixon High Schoolers on Thursday.
Graduation is still scheduled for this Sunday.
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