Idaho school shooting: Absolute blessing no one dead after pre-teen schoolgirl opens fire on classmates
The sixth-grade shooter, thought to be aged 11 or 12, pulled the gun out of her backpack and was eventually disarmed by a teacher
7 May 2021 • 8:50am
A mother and child embrace after a school shooting at Rigby Middle School in Rigby, Idaho
Credit: John Roark /The Idaho Post-Register
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.
Girl shoots 3 at Idaho school in US, teacher disarms her Associated Press Police tape marks a line outside Rigby Middle School following a shooting there earlier Thursday, May 6, 2021, in Rigby, Idaho. (Image: 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.
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.
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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 was then disarmed by a teacher on Thursday, authorities say.
The three victims were shot in their limbs and were expected to survive, officials said at a news conference.
Students react in horror after a school shooting at Rigby Middle School in Rigby, Idaho on Thursday.
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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 145 kilometres south-west of Yellowstone National Park.