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France school shooting: Police detain pupil after two injured

France school shooting: Police detain pupil after two injured

Summary

A 14-year-old student in Aubagne, France, shot and injured his school principal and a teacher with a hunting rifle hidden in a guitar case. Staff quickly disarmed the student, and police detained him; the injured adults are not in critical condition.

Key Facts

  • The shooting happened at Joseph Lakanal Middle School in Aubagne, southern France.
  • The suspect hid the hunting rifle inside his guitar case.
  • The student fired multiple shots on the first and second floors, injuring the principal and a teacher in their legs.
  • A staff member stopped and disarmed the student before police arrived.
  • One other person was slightly hurt in the incident.
  • The injured principal and teacher are stable and not critically wounded.
  • Gun violence in schools is rare in France, with a similar incident reported in 2017.
  • France’s interior and education ministers went to the school after the shooting.
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