8 injured in shooting outside Turkiye school, suspect detained
A gunman opened fire outside a high school in western Turkiye on Tuesday, wounding eight people, before being detained by police, local officials said. The incident happened around 8am (10am PKT) in Turgutlu in the province of Manisa, near the western resort city of Izmir, the regional governor’s office said. School shootings are rare in Turkiye, although there were two attacks in April on…
On Tuesday morning in Turgutlu, Manisa province, a gunman opened fire outside a high school, injuring eight individuals before being apprehended by law enforcement. School shootings are uncommon in Turkey, though two incidents in April prompted widespread outrage. The attacker, a young man dressed in black and carrying what appeared to be a rifle, was captured on CCTV footage and described by media outlets such as IHA news agency and NTV private television.
Upon arriving at the scene, police confronted the suspect, who was subdued and led away by authorities. The incident follows two school shootings in April, which heightened public concerns over school safety. In response, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan pledged to implement stricter gun control measures and emphasized school safety as a top priority.
New security protocols were implemented for the upcoming academic year, including the deployment of 31,000 school grounds supervisors and enhanced police surveillance at high-risk schools.
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