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A female teacher disarmed the girl and held her until law enforcement arrived and took her into custody.
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A girl has been arrested after she shot two students and a custodian at her Idaho school before being disarmed by a teacher.
Officials told a news conference on Thursday that the three are expected to survive their injuries.
Jefferson County Sheriff Steve Anderson said the sixth-grade pupil pulled a handgun from her backpack and fired multiple rounds inside and outside Rigby Middle School in the small city of Rigby, about 95 miles south west of Yellowstone National Park.
Alela Rodriguez, left, walks with her son, Yandel Rodriguez, 12, at the high school where people were evacuated after a shooting at the nearby Rigby Middle School earlier Thursday, May 6, 2021, in Rigby, Idaho. Authorities said that two students and a custodian were injured, and a male student has been taken into custody. (AP Photo/Natalie Behring) world
Shooting at Idaho middle school injures 3; student detained Today 01:35 am JST Today | 06:48 am JST BOISE, Idaho
A shooting at an eastern Idaho middle school Thursday injured two students and a custodian, and a student was taken into custody, authorities said.
The victims injuries were not believed to be life-threatening, Jefferson County Sheriff Steve Anderson said.
Three injured in Idaho school shooting
People embrace after a school shooting at Rigby Middle School (John Roark/The Idaho Post-Register via AP)
Three people have been injured in a shooting at a school in the US.
Two students and a custodian were injured in the shooting in eastern Idaho, authorities said. A male student has been taken into custody.
The victims’ injuries are not believed to be life-threatening, said Jefferson County sheriff Steve Anderson.
Police were called to the school at around 9.15am local time after students and staff heard gunfire. Multiple law enforcement agencies responded and students were evacuated to a nearby high school to be reunited with their parents.
People embrace after a school shooting at Rigby Middle School (John Roark/The Idaho Post-Register via AP)
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Three people have been injured in a shooting at a school in the US.
Two students and a custodian were injured in the shooting in eastern Idaho, authorities said. A male student has been taken into custody.
The victims’ injuries are not believed to be life-threatening, said Jefferson County sheriff Steve Anderson.