Shooting at High School in Minnesota: What We Know and What We Don’t (UPDATE: Shooter ID’d)

Early Friday morning, before the school day had begun, a shooting in the parking lot of Stewartville High School in Stewartville, Minnesota, left one student critically injured and an adult man dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.

At this stage, that is the full scope of what I know to be actually confirmed.

According to the Olmsted County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were dispatched to the high school around 5 a.m. after a 911 call reported a shooting in the parking lot. A teenage boy, later identified as a member of the school’s wrestling team, was shot while walking toward a bus and was transported to St. Mary’s Hospital, where he was rushed into emergency surgery. He remains in critical but stable condition.

Near the injured student, deputies located an adult man on the ground with a rifle. Authorities say the man died at the scene from what appears to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound. At the time of the shooting, roughly 40 students and coaches were preparing to board a bus for a wrestling meet. Investigators believe no one directly witnessed the shooting itself. A coach found the injured student after the first gunshot was heard, and a second shot was heard shortly afterward.

Classes at Stewartville High School and the middle school were canceled for the day, along with scheduled Friday night athletic events. Students were reunited with their families, and law enforcement officials have emphasized that there is no ongoing threat to the public.

What remains unknown is significant. Authorities have not identified the deceased man, have not established whether there was any relationship between him and the student, and have released no information about motive. Both the sheriff and the school superintendent have explicitly asked the public to avoid speculation as the investigation continues.

That request matters. This is the point in these incidents where assumptions often begin to solidify online, filling the gaps left by limited early information. The setting alone can push a story into familiar but inaccurate narratives before investigators have had time to establish basic facts.

The harm here is already real. A student is fighting for his life, teammates and coaches were exposed to gunfire, and a community in southeastern Minnesota was forced to confront trauma before the school day even began. Rushing to assign motive or meaning does nothing to help those affected.

For now, the responsible approach is to document what is known, clearly acknowledge what is not, and allow the investigation to proceed. Updates can and should come later, when they are supported by verified information.

I’ll post more once additional information becomes available and as time allows. It’s been a ‘busy’ week.

(Sources)

UPDATE: As soon as I published this post, I received news that the shooter has been identified as 19-year-old Logan Moyer. Moyer is said to have graduated from Stewartville in 2024, was a member of the wrestling team while at Stewartville, and began assistant coaching for the wrestling team in his senior year of high school.

I’ll have a more proper update posted later today.

UPDATE 12/16/2025: So, I lied. The update is today.

Anyway, law enforcement has since identified the deceased man as Logan Moyer, 19, a 2024 graduate of Stewartville High School. According to the Olmsted County Sheriff’s Office, Moyer was a former member of the school’s wrestling team but had no current affiliation with the program as a coach, volunteer, or staff member.

Authorities say an autopsy has been performed and that the findings so far are consistent with a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The firearm recovered at the scene was described as a .223-caliber, bolt-action hunting-style rifle.

The injured student remains hospitalized in critical but stable condition. His name has not been released.

Investigators have stated that the motive for the shooting remains unknown. Sheriff Kevin Torgerson said investigators do not know why Moyer was in the school parking lot that morning and that they may never know. Law enforcement continues to review video footage and social media activity as part of the ongoing investigation.

Officials have again asked the public not to speculate about motive or relationships as the investigation continues.

(Sources)