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Fourteen year old arrested after school shooting in southern France

A 14-year-old boy has been arrested after a headmaster and a teacher were shot at a middle school in southern France on Monday.

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A 14-year-old boy was arrested on Monday after allegedly shooting a headmaster and a teacher at a school in southern France. The Daily Mail, France 24, and The Sun all reported that the teenager was taken into police custody following the incident. [1][2][3]

According to the Daily Mail, the attack took place at the Joseph-Lakanal middle school in Aubagne, located in the Bouches-du-Rhone department. Citing BFMTV and Le Figaro, the Daily Mail reported that the 53-year-old principal was standing in front of the school when he was shot in the lower body. [1]

Outlets differed on the weapon used in the shooting. France 24 and The Sun reported that the suspect fired a hunting rifle, whereas the Daily Mail noted conflicting reports between a hunting rifle and a 12-gauge shotgun. [1][2][3]

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In short

  • A 14-year-old boy was arrested in southern France for allegedly shooting two staff members.
  • The principal and a teacher were wounded outside the Joseph-Lakanal middle school in Aubagne.
  • Reports differed on whether the suspect used a hunting rifle or a 12-gauge shotgun.

Sources

Every paragraph above points to the numbered items it rests on. Read the originals here.

  1. [1]Boy, 14, 'shoots headmaster and teacher in school shotgun rampage' in FranceDaily Mail, 1h ago (the report this story comes from)
  2. [2]French police arrest 14-year-old after two teaching staff wounded by hunting rifle fireFrance 24, 1h ago
  3. [3]Boy, 14, 'shoots headteacher after opening fire with hunting rifle' at schoolThe Sun, 1h ago

Background

  1. [4]List of school shootings in Europe on Wikipedia
  2. [5]France on Grokipedia
  3. [6]New York public school teacher videotaped at disrupted October 7 vigil FTMQ News, 8h ago
  4. [7]Melbourne primary school teacher accused of secretly filming hundreds of children FTMQ News, 3d ago

Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 7 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.

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