US EditionSchool Stabbing in Chile Leaves 1 Dead and 4 Injured
A 12th-grade student stabbed four people, killing a 59-year-old school supervisor; police found accelerants suggesting a possible premeditated attack.
- On Friday, a 12th grade student attacked five people at the Bishop Silva Lezaeta Institute in Calama, killing a 59-year-old supervisor and injuring four others.
- Antofagasta Governor Ricardo said the student carried accelerant liquids, leading investigators to work on the hypothesis that the attack was premeditated.
- Carabineros, The Homicide Brigade, and the ECOH Prosecutor responded to the scene, where officers subdued and detained the suspect upon arrival.
- Classes were canceled and the school was evacuated following the incident, which Ricardo called 'extremely serious,' noting it affects the 'soul of the people of Calama.'
- While armed attacks are unusual in Chile, the nation has a history of student violence, including a May shooting and a 2024 explosion at a demonstration.
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One student killed a school official in northern Chile with a white gun this Friday and left four others injured, three of them minors, in an attack inside a private school, the government reported. The unusual aggression, whose motivations are being investigated, occurred while classes were taking place inside the compound located in Calama, about 1,500 km north of Santiago. The 18-year-old schoolmate attacked his schoolmates and two officers o…
Through his X account, President José Antonio Kast condemned the brutal school fight in Calama, which ended with a dead inspector and four wounded.What is known so far about the situation is that in order to separate a fight that took place in the courtyard of the Instituto Obispo Silva Lezaeta de Calama, the 59-year-old inspector Maria Victoria received an attack with a white gun on her neck. The aggressor was an 18-year-old student who is curr…
Tragic Attack in Chilean School: A Wake-Up Call
A stabbing incident at the Instituto Obispo Silva Lezaeta in Calama, northern Chile, resulted in the death of a 59-year-old school supervisor and injuries to four others. The attack, by a 12th grade student, has raised concerns about school safety and prompted investigations into its premeditated nature.
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