US schoolgirl shoots three before teacher disarms her
- The sixth-grader pulled a gun from her backpack and fired multiple rounds, wounding two fellow students and a custodian
- The injuries are not life threatening, though the two younger victims will remain in hospital overnight
A sixth-grade girl brought a gun to her Idaho middle school, shot and wounded two students and a custodian and then was disarmed by a teacher, authorities said.
The three victims were shot in their limbs and expected to survive, officials said at a news conference on Thursday. Jefferson County Sheriff Steve Anderson said the girl pulled a handgun from her backpack and fired multiple rounds inside and outside Rigby Middle School in the small city of Rigby, about 145km (95 miles) southwest of Yellowstone National Park.
A female teacher disarmed the girl and held her until law enforcement arrived and took her into custody, authorities said, without giving other details. Authorities say they’re investigating the motive for the attack and where the girl got the gun.
“We don’t have a lot of details at this time of ‘why’ – that is being investigated,” Anderson said. “We’re following all leads.”
The girl is from the nearby city of Idaho Falls, Anderson said. He didn’t release her name.
