Alberto LuperonMay 7th, 2021, 11:49 am
A sixth-grade girl pulled out a handgun from her backpack and shot three people in Idaho, injuring but not killing them, officials said during a press conference about the latest of several school shootings this year.
A teacher at Rigby Middle School, in a small town less than 100 miles southwest of Yellowstone National Park, disarmed the girl, authorities say. The incident remains under investigation, with the alleged motivation unclear.
In a press conference on Thursday, Jefferson County Sheriff
Steven Anderson told reporters that at about 8:09 a.m. that morning, the student grabbed a handgun from a backpack and fired multiple rounds inside and outside, beginning in the hallway. She shot two students and a school employee, who sustained non-life threatening injuries, the sheriff said. Two victims were inside the school, and one was outside. Authorities did not release the name of the girl, who was detained by the female teacher who disar