Key Facts

• The shooting happened at a middle school in Aubagne, near Marseille, France.
• The boy used small hunting pellets when firing at the headmaster and a teacher.
• Prosecutors said he acted because he felt bullied by teachers and classmates, but no proof of bullying has been found yet.
• The teenager said he was influenced by an online group that glorifies mass shootings but did not act for them.
• He carried a firearm, ammunition, and other gear hidden in a guitar case when he entered the school.
• He has been charged with attempted murder and is held in custody.
• There have been several violent attacks in French schools recently, leading some schools to check students’ bags.
• The boy’s lawyer said he did not intend to kill and aimed at non-vital areas of people’s bodies.