A 15-year-old attacker opened fire at a school in San Cristóbal, Argentina, killing a 13-year-old student. Another eight people suffered injuries of varying degrees.
A 15-year-old boy opened fire at a school in the Argentine city of San Cristóbal in Santa Fe province on Monday, killing one student and injuring eight others, officials there said. The police detained the shooter, reports TASR, according to a report by the AFP agency.
Mariano Moreno, a student at the school, told local media that the boy came out of the toilet with a gun and started shooting. According to the local official, the attacker probably used a shotgun.
Injuries and hospitalizations
Paramedics treated six students with superficial injuries sustained while fleeing the scene, and all six are non-life-threatening. Two other students were taken to the hospital. One of them is in a serious but stable condition. A 13-year-old student was killed in the shooting, the France24 news website reported.
The shooting happened as students were waiting to raise the Argentine flag – a ritual performed every day before classes begin. AFP notes that such shootings are rare in Argentina.
