Finland school shooting: Bullying was the motive for attack that killed boy, 12, police say

Bullying a motive in Finland school shooting

A 12-year-old student suspected of fatally shooting a classmate and wounding two others in Finland told police he was bullied at school, officials said, as a...

School shooting brings up tough questions for Finland

Finland's age of criminal responsibility, gun laws and children's mental health are in the spotlight following the Vantaa shooting.

Finland: Bullying motive in school shooting, police say

A 12-year-old boy is suspected of killing a classmate in a shooting at a primary school in the Finnish city of Vantaa. Police have not yet commented on whether he planned to target specific individuals.

Finland’s school attack: An isolated event in the EU country that has the most firearms per capita

Tuesday’s shooting at a school in the Helsinki metropolitan area, in which a 12-year-old boy killed a classmate and wounded two others, has reignited the debate on firearms in Finland. The attack at the school in Vantaa shocked the Nordic country, which has the most rifles, shotguns and handguns per capita of all European Union members. The attack is reminiscent of the 2007 and 2008 school shootings, which resulted in almost 20 deaths and led to…

Finland mass shooting: Finnish police say the minor behind school shooting was target of bullying

A 12-year-old boy who shot and killed a fellow sixth-grader and severely injured two others at a school in Finland has said he was a target of bullying and that this was the motive for his attack, police said on Wednesday. The boy on Tuesday brought a relative's revolver to Viertola school near Helsinki and shot the three 12-year-olds and threatened several others. He had transferred to the school at the start of 2024, investigators said.

Bullying motive for Finland school shooting

The Finnish government declared Wednesday a nationwide day of mourning, ordering state agencies and institutions to lower the national flag to half-mast.