Sixth-grade girl shoots 3 at Idaho school
A teacher disarmed her and held her until law enforcement arrived.
By REBECCA BOONEAssociated Press
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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 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 southwest of Yellowstone National Park.
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A sixth-grade girl brought a gun to her Idaho middle school, shot and wounded two students and a janitor before being disarmed by a teacher.
A sixth-grade US girl brought a gun to her middle school, shot and wounded two students and a janitor and before being disarmed by a teacher , 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, Idaho.
Girl shoots 3 at Idaho school in US, teacher disarms her Associated Press Police tape marks a line outside Rigby Middle School following a shooting there earlier Thursday, May 6, 2021, in Rigby, Idaho. (Image: 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.
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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 was then disarmed by a teacher on Thursday, authorities say.
The three victims were shot in their limbs and were expected to survive, officials said at a news conference.
Students react in horror after a school shooting at Rigby Middle School in Rigby, Idaho on Thursday.
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Jefferson County Sheriff Steve Anderson said 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 145 kilometres south-west of Yellowstone National Park.