French Police Detain 14-Year-Old Suspected of Shooting Teachers at Middle School
French police have detained a 14-year-old suspected of shooting his head teacher and another teacher with a hunting gun at the Joseph Lakanal Middle School in Aubagne, near Marseille. A staff member reportedly disarmed the boy after he fired multiple shots across two floors of the school.
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According to the South China Morning Post, French police have taken into custody a 14-year-old individual suspected of firing a hunting gun at his head teacher and a teacher on Monday, resulting in injuries to both in what prosecutors described as a rare school shooting. The weapon, a hunting gun, was reportedly concealed within a guitar case.
Prosecutors stated that a staff member at the Joseph Lakanal Middle School in Aubagne, which is located east of Marseille, managed to disarm the boy after he discharged multiple shots while moving across two floors of the school. Following this, the police took the individual into custody.
The education minister commented that this incident underscores the increasing presence of "unbridled violence" within society.
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