Student opens fire at school in Turkey, killing four and wounding 20
The Facts
- A shooting took place at a school in Kahramanmaras, Turkey, on Wednesday.
- Provincial authorities said four people were killed and 20 others were wounded in the attack.
- The dead included three students and one teacher.
- Officials said the attacker also died during the incident.
- The governor said the shooter was an eighth-grade student, about 13 or 14 years old.
- Authorities said the student used guns believed to belong to his father, a retired or former police officer.
- The governor said the attacker entered two classrooms and fired randomly.
- It was the second school shooting in Turkey in two days; on Tuesday, another attacker wounded 16 people at a school in Sanliurfa province before killing himself.
Context
Where did the shooting happen?
The attack happened at a school in Kahramanmaras province in southern or southeastern Turkey, with reports placing it in the Onikisubat district NYT,ANSA.it,India Today.
What do authorities say about the shooter?
Officials said the shooter was an eighth-grade student, roughly 13 or 14 years old, who brought weapons believed to belong to his father to school in a backpack WEB.DE,Aol,WEB.DE. Authorities also said the attacker died, though some early reports said it was not immediately clear exactly how Aol,T-online.de,N-tv.
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