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.
Girl shoots two students, janitor at Idaho school before being disarmed
Students embrace after a school shooting at Rigby Middle School. (Photo / AP)
Girl shoots two students, janitor at Idaho school before being disarmed Fri, 7 May 2021, 3:35PM
A girl has shot two students and a janitor at a middle school in Idaho on Thursday (local time) before being disarmed by a hero teacher.
Local authorities said at a news conference the girl pulled a handgun from her backpack and fired multiple shots inside and outside Rigby Middle School in the small city of Rigby in the state s east, just after 9am.
Girl in 6th grade detained after Idaho school shooting; 3 injured
By Peter Szekely
Reuters
(Reuters) -A sixth-grade girl pulled a handgun from a backpack at her eastern Idaho school on Thursday and opened fire, hitting two fellow students and a member of school staff and inflicting non-life-threatening injuries on them, officials said.
The girl was disarmed by a teacher at Rigby Middle School in Rigby, Idaho, a remote community about 270 miles (435 km) east of Boise, and held until law enforcement arrived, Jefferson County Sheriff Steve Anderson said. Her name and exact age weren t immediately released. She fired multiple rounds inside of the school and out, Anderson said at a news conference. We don t have a lot of details of why. That is being investigated.
May 07, 2021
The shooting is being investigated by the FBI as well as local law enforcement
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A sixth-grade girl pulled a handgun from a backpack at her eastern Idaho school on Thursday (May 6) and opened fire, hitting two fellow students and a member of school staff and inflicting non-life-threatening injuries on them, officials said.
The girl was disarmed by a teacher at Rigby Middle School in Rigby, Idaho, a remote community about 270 miles (435 km) east of Boise, and held until law enforcement arrived, Jefferson County Sheriff Steve Anderson said. Her name and exact age weren t immediately released.
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Idaho shooting: Very few school incidents committed by girls
REBECCA BOONE and LINDSAY WHITEHURST, Associated Press
May 7, 2021
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1of8People embrace outside after a shooting at Rigby Middle School in Rigby, Idaho on Thursday, May 6, 2021. Authorities say a shooting at the eastern Idaho middle school has injured two students and a custodian, and a female student has been taken into custody. (John Roark /The Idaho Post-Register via AP)John Roark/APShow MoreShow Less
2of8Officers leave Rigby Middle School after a shooting in Rigby, Idaho on Thursday, May 6, 2021. Authorities say a shooting at the eastern Idaho middle school has injured two students and a custodian, and a female student has been taken into custody. (John Roark /The Idaho Post-Register via AP)John Roark/APShow MoreShow Less