A 12-year-old opened fireplace at a faculty within the suburbs of the Finnish capital Helsinki on Tuesday.
Police in Finland have mentioned that bullying was the motive behind Tuesday’s lethal faculty capturing on the outskirts of Helsinki.
The 12-year-old who opened fireplace on classmates has mentioned that he was the sufferer of bullying, police mentioned on Wednesday. They added that investigations to this point help the declare.
One 12-year-old boy died within the capturing, and two ladies have been severely injured.
“The motive for the act has been confirmed to be bullying,” police mentioned in a press release.
“The suspect has said during interrogations that he was the target of bullying, and this information has also been confirmed in the preliminary investigation by the police.”
The suspect had solely attended the Viertola School in Vantaa, a suburb of Helsinki, because the starting of the yr.
He was arrested after fleeing the scene. Police mentioned he had threatened different college students outdoors the college earlier than he was arrested.
Vantaa metropolis officers refused to touch upon whether or not faculty directors have been conscious of the bullying.
The shooter, who used a handgun licensed by an in depth relative, wore a masks and noise-cancelling headphones when he carried out the assault, in response to Finnish broadcaster MTV Uutiset.
Police have opened an investigation into homicide and tried homicide, however as a result of suspect’s age, he has been handed over to social companies.
The proprietor of the gun is being investigated for “a separate firearms offence”, police mentioned.
Ampumavälikohtaus Vantaalla järkyttää syvästi. Ajatukseni ovat uhrien, heidän läheistensä ja Viertolan koulun muiden oppilaiden ja henkilökunnan luona.
Seuraamme tilannetta tiiviisti ja odotamme viranomaisten päivittyviä tietoja.https://t.co/wJjwp8mcal
— Petteri Orpo (@PetteriOrpo) April 2, 2024
Finland’s Prime Minister Petteri Orpo known as the capturing deeply surprising.
“My thoughts are with the victims, their loved ones and the other students and staff,” he mentioned on X.
The incident has put a give attention to the nation’s gun coverage.
Like the United States, Finland has excessive charges of gun possession, however incidents of gun violence and college shootings within the nation are uncommon.
Gun laws was tightened in 2010, introducing an inherent ability take a look at for all firearms licence candidates. The minimal age for candidates was additionally raised from 18 to twenty.
There are greater than 1.5 million licensed firearms and about 430,000 licence holders in Finland, a nation of 5.6 million individuals the place searching and goal capturing are well-liked.
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