BOISE, Idaho (AP) Authorities say they are trying to determine what prompted a young girl to open fire at a rural Idaho middle school, one of the few school shootings in which the suspect is female. The shooting happened around 9 a.m. Thursday, when police say the girl pulled a handgun out of her […]
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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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BOISE, Idaho (AP) Authorities say they are trying to determine what prompted a young girl to open fire at a rural Idaho middle school, one of the few school shootings in which the suspect is female. The shooting happened around 9 a.m. Thursday, when police say the girl pulled a handgun out of her backpack and shot two other students and an adult custodian before she was disarmed by a teacher and held until…
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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