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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)
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May 06, 2021 09:21 PM EDT
(Photo : Pixabay/Free-Photos) A female middle school student on Thursday brought and used a gun in Rigby, Idaho, according to officials. A teacher disarmed the student.
A female middle school student on Thursday gunned three people in Rigby, Idaho, according to officials. One adult and two students were wounded.
Sixth Grader Brings Gun to Idaho School
A custodian and two students were injured prior to being disarmed by a teacher. According to Jefferson County Sheriff Steve Anderson, the female student took a handgun from her backpack and opened fire many rounds inside and outside Rigby Middle School.
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.
At least three were reported injured after a sixth grade girl opened fire at an Idaho middle school on Thursday. The tragic incident happened in Rigby Middle School about 95 miles from the Yellowstone National Park, Associated Press reported.
The motive for the sudden shooting is yet to be identified by the authorities, and it is still not clear how the female sixth grader got her handgun in the first place. Moreover, the name of the suspect was not given by the officials, but County Sheriff Steve Anderson disclosed that the female sixth grader is from a nearby city of Idaho Falls.