Headmaster shot in southern France school and 14-year-old teen arrested, police say
Police said the 14-year-old suspect was subdued by staff after firing several shots, and the principal and teacher suffered non-life-threatening injuries.
- On Monday, police detained a 14-year-old pupil following a shooting at Lakanal middle school in Aubagne, France, that wounded a principal and a teacher.
- Investigators stated the motive remains unknown, though authorities indicated the incident appears unrelated to ongoing protests over school conditions currently affecting France.
- Education Minister Edouard Geffray wrote that "two staff members from the National Education system, a principal and a teacher, were victims this morning of gunshot wounds." Police confirmed 12-gauge shotgun ammunition was used.
- The wounded staff members receive treatment for non-life-threatening injuries, while Education Minister Geffray and Interior Minister Laurent are scheduled to visit the scene near Marseille on Monday.
- This rare shooting has prompted a significant police response in The Bouches-du-Rh, as authorities continue investigating circumstances surrounding the student's arrest at the Lakanal facility.
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The teachers are receiving treatment for their injuries. No children were injured.
A student has been arrested after the principal and a teacher were injured in a shooting at a school in southern France on Monday morning. The ninth-grade student was detained “immediately” after the incident at Lakanal high school in the town of Aubagne, near Marseille, said the mayor, Jean-Pierre Squillari. French media reported that the suspect is 14 years old. No students were injured, while two members of the education staff received medica…
The teenager fired a 12-gauge gun at an educational establishment in Bouches-du-Rhône. The student was arrested shortly afterwards. The school was evacuated.
Shooter Opens Fire on Middle School in France
French police have arrested a 14-year-old boy accused of carrying out a rare shooting at a middle school, insulting the principal and a teacher. No students were Hurt in the Monday morning shooting at the Joseph Lakanal middle school in Aubagne, east of Marseille, per the AP . Police in the...
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