12-Year-Old Boy Shooting At Finnish Elementary School, 1 Student Dies And 2 Injured
Illustration of a gun and bullet casing as evidence of a shooting incident. (Unsplash)

JAKARTA - A 12-year-old boy carried a firearm at his friends at elementary school (SD) when lessons were about to begin.

As a result, one student died and two others were seriously injured.

The victims have been rushed to the hospital. Meanwhile, the perpetrators of child crimes were detained in the police.

This incident occurred at SD Viertola, Vantaa City, north of the capital Helsinki, Finland.

Police received a report regarding the incident at around 08.08 a.m. British time on Tuesday, April 2.

Based on reports from Finnish MTV broadcaster, Uutiset, when the incident a number of students were reportedly hiding.

"The danger is over," said Principal of SD Viertola, Sari Laasila, quoted from Mirror.co.uk.

Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo said he was surprised to learn about the shooting at this school.

He also expressed his condolences to the victims, families and the school.

"My thoughts are on the victims, their loved ones, as well as students and other staff," he wrote on social media X.


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