Teacher disarms sixth-grade girl after she shoots 3 at Idaho school: sheriff
Updated May 06, 2021;
Posted May 06, 2021
People embrace after a school 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 male student has been taken into custody. (John Roark /The Idaho Post-Register via AP)AP
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BOISE, Idaho 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 Thursday, authorities said.
The three were shot in their extremities and were expected to survive, officials said at a news conference. Jefferson County Sheriff Steve Anderson says 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 95 miles southwest of Yellowstone National Park.
Sheriff: Girl shoots 3 at Idaho school; teacher disarms her
By REBECCA BOONEMay 6, 2021 GMT
BOISE, Idaho (AP) 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 Thursday, authorities said.
The three victims were shot in their limbs and expected to survive, officials said at a news conference. Jefferson County Sheriff Steve Anderson says 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 95 miles (145 kilometers) southwest of Yellowstone National Park.
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Sheriff: Girl shoots 3 at Idaho school; teacher disarms her
Police tape marks a line outside Rigby Middle School following a shooting there earlier Thursday, May 6, 2021, in Rigby, Idaho. Authorities said that two students and a custodian were injured, and a student has been taken into custody. (AP Photo/Natalie Behring)
Sixth-grade girl shoots 3 people at Idaho middle school before teacher manages to disarm her Share Updated: 7:20 PM PDT May 6, 2021 By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press
Sixth-grade girl shoots 3 people at Idaho middle school before teacher manages to disarm her Share Updated: 7:20 PM PDT May 6, 2021
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Show Transcript This is the worst nightmare a school district could ever face. We prepare for it and we re never truly ready for it. Um, our hearts and our prayers go out to the victims and their families and all those involved.
TRACKING THE COVID-19 VACCINE Share Updated: 7:20 PM PDT May 6, 2021 By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press
BOISE, Idaho (AP) 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 Thursday, authorities said.
The three victims were shot in their limbs and expected to survive, officials said at a news conference. Jefferson County Sheriff Steve Anderson says 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 95 miles (145 kilometers) 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.