‘I’ve only come for the teachers’: Student opens fire at French school, wounds two
AUBAGNE, Oct 13 — A 14-year-old boy opened fire with a hunting gun at a middle school in France on Monday, woundin...
On October 13, a 14-year-old boy opened fire at a middle school in Aubagne, France, wounding the headmaster and a teacher before being disarmed by a member of staff. The incident occurred at the Joseph-Lakanal middle school, located in the southern town of Aubagne near Marseille. Police reported that a third person was grazed by gunfire, but there did not appear to be any connection to recent high school protests in France.
The suspect entered the school carrying a bag that turned out to be a guitar case concealing a long gun. He fired at least four shots, striking the headmaster and the teacher, before a staff member apprehended him. The headmaster, 53, and the teacher, 37, were not in critical condition. The suspect had no prior history of delinquency or radicalization.
French Interior Minister Laurent Nunez visited the scene, while French President Emmanuel Macron praised the teachers' quick response. Education Minister Edouard Geffray called for societal action against such violence, noting that schools cannot address major incidents of violence alone. Recent months have seen a series of violent incidents at French schools, resulting in bag checks at some institutions.
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