Father of teacher who disarmed Rigby school shooter describes what happened
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Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office vehicle outside Rigby Middle School during an investigation Thursday afternoon. | Rett Nelson, EastIdahoNews.com
RIGBY – Krista Gneiting, the teacher identified by law enforcement as the person who confronted and disarmed the suspect during Thursday’s shooting at Rigby Middle School, told her father she felt there was an “angel on my shoulder that was telling me what to say and what to do.”
The incident began around 9:10 a.m. – less than an hour after classes began. During a press conference Thursday afternoon, Jefferson County Sheriff Steve Anderson said a female sixth-grade student pulled a handgun from her backpack and fired multiple rounds inside and outside the school.
RIGBY â A sixth-grade girl brought a gun to her middle school, shot and wounded two students and a custodian and then was disarmed by a teacher, authorities said.
The three were shot in their extremities during the 9:15 a.m. Thursday incident at Rigby Middle School and are expected to survive, officials said at a Thursday afternoon news conference. All three victims were transported via ambulances to Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls following the shooting.
âToday we had the worst nightmare a school district could encounter,â Jefferson School District Superintendent Chad Martin said Thursday following the incident.
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Sixth-grade girl shoots 3 people at Idaho middle school before teacher manages to disarm her Share Updated: 10:20 PM EDT 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: 10:20 PM EDT 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.
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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.