May 7, 2021 5:58 am
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.
Rigby Middle School students heard screams & saw blood in the hallways after sixth-grade girl shot three
Updated: May 7 2021, 12:16 ET
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STUDENTS said that they heard screams and saw blood in the halls after a sixth-grade girl shot three people.
The three people who were shot in the Thursday morning attack sustained non-life-threatening injuries, police said.
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Jefferson County Sheriff Steve Anderson said the girl pulled a handgun from her backpack at the Idaho middle school and fired off several rounds. A sixth-grade, female student retrieved a handgun from her backpack, she fired multiple rounds inside of the school and out [and] she injured three people, Anderson said.
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Far too often, I find myself talking about school shootings. Honestly, I’d rather never write another word about the things. I wish I never had to write about them in the first place.
Unfortunately, they’re a sad fact of life.
More than that, though, they tend to follow some usual patterns. We know a fair bit about the shooter before they ever fire the first round, even. That’s because historically, the shooters are white males, often students at the school but not always.
A female middle school student opened fire on classmates in Rigby, Idaho, on Thursday, officials said.
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 (145 kilometres) 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.
By Bill Galluccio
May 7, 2021
Authorities in Idaho are still trying to determine why a sixth-grader came to school with a gun and shot three people. The female student, who has not been identified, reportedly shot two people inside Rigby Middle School and then shot a third person outside.
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Two of the victims were students, and the other was a well-liked custodian, identified as
Jim Wilson. According to the
Idaho State Journal, Wilson was shot when he stepped in between the shooter and two students who were wounded. All three were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Wilson has been released from the hospital, while the other two students remain hospitalized in fair condition.