A 12-year-old student opened hearth at a decrease secondary school in southern Finland Tuesday and wounded three other college students, all additionally 12-years-old, police stated.
The suspect was later arrested, police stated.
Heavily armed police cordoned off the school, which has some 800 college students, within the metropolis of Vantaa, simply exterior the capital, Helsinki, after receiving a name a couple of shooting incident at 9:08 a.m.
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Police stated the suspect was arrested within the Helsinki space later Tuesday.
“The rapid hazard is over,” the Viertola school’s principal, Sari Laasila, informed Reuters.
“The day began in a horrifying approach. There has been a shooting incident on the Viertola school in Vantaa. I can solely think about the ache and fear that many households are experiencing for the time being. The suspected perpetrator has been caught,” Interior Minister Mari Rantanen stated on X.
Also on X, Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo known as the shooting “deeply stunning.”
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The motive for the shooting wasn’t initially clear.
The victims have been taken to hospital, Reuters reported, citing a police spokesperson.
Reuters stated the school has college students from first by way of ninth grade, based on the native municipality.
