STEWARTVILLE, Minn. — The man who shot and critically injured a student on Friday and then is believed to have taken his own life outside of Stewartville High School has been identified as 19-year-old Logan Moyer, a 2024 graduate of the school.
Officials from the Olmsted County Sheriff’s Office and Stewartville Public Schools spoke at a press conference about the investigation Monday morning.
The motive for the shooting remains unclear.
“We don’t know, and we might not ever know why,” Sheriff Kevin Torgerson said.
Authorities still are not releasing the name of the injured student, but he was a part of the Stewartville wrestling team, Torgerson said. As of Sunday night, he said, the student remains hospitalized in critical but stable condition.
Torgerson said Moyer was not a coach, volunteer or paid staff member of the wrestling program.
Although Moyer was a member of the school’s wrestling team when he was a Stewartville student himself, officials were not able to confirm whether he was on the team at the same time as the injured student.
Torgerson said the investigation will continue and that authorities will be reviewing video footage and relying on interviews, among other resources, as they move forward.
The shooting happened at about 5 a.m. Friday, Dec. 12, as the wrestling team was preparing to travel to Grand Forks, North Dakota, for a two-day wrestling meet. There were approximately 40 students and coaching staff at the school at the time.
“One of the teammates was walking in the parking lot when a gunshot was heard by others,” Torgerson said on Friday. “The victim was located on the ground in the parking lot by coaching staff. As other staff and students were looking around at that moment to see what had happened, they heard a second shot.”
An autopsy was performed Friday afternoon by the Southeastern Minnesota Medical Examiner’s Office. The results so far are consistent with suicide, Torgerson said.
When asked on Monday, Torgerson estimated that the shooting took place 100 to 200 yards away from the bus and the rest of the activity surrounding the trip.
Torgerson said he could not comment on the nature of the injuries for either Moyer or the student. However, he said the firearm found with Moyer was a .223 caliber, bolt-action “hunting-style” rifle.
It is unclear what the immediate plans for the school’s wrestling team are, but the team does plan to continue its season, said Superintendent Belinda Selfors. Classes resumed on Monday.
The district will be providing resources for the students including support from chaplains from the Olmsted County Sheriff’s Office, the Southeast Minnesota Crisis Team, Zumbro Valley Mental Health Services, as well as the district’s own counseling and social work staff.
“Several school districts in the area have offered to send their counseling staff to support us,” Selfors said. “We are well staffed in the area of providing support for our students and our staff.”
This is a developing story. Check back later for more updates.
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