12-Year-Old Opens Fire In Finnish School, Injures Three – Police

A child opened fire Tuesday at a primary school in Vantaa outside the Finnish capital Helsinki injuring three others, police said, adding that the attacker was in custody.

The school in Vantaa has around 800 pupils and 90 staff. Children in grades one to nine, or aged seven to 15, attend the school.

“All those involved in the shooting incident are minors. According to the police’s current information, there are three injured,” a police statement said.

Police were alerted to the scene at 09:08 am and later mentioned that both the suspect and the injured were all 12 years old.

The city of Vantaa’s crisis group was activated following the shooting.

Images from the scene showed a large number of police at the school.