Girl in 6th grade detained after Idaho school shooting; 3 injured
By Peter Szekely
Reuters
(Reuters) -A sixth-grade girl pulled a handgun from a backpack at her eastern Idaho school on Thursday and opened fire, hitting two fellow students and a member of school staff and inflicting non-life-threatening injuries on them, officials said.
The girl was disarmed by a teacher at Rigby Middle School in Rigby, Idaho, a remote community about 270 miles (435 km) east of Boise, and held until law enforcement arrived, Jefferson County Sheriff Steve Anderson said. Her name and exact age weren t immediately released. She fired multiple rounds inside of the school and out, Anderson said at a news conference. We don t have a lot of details of why. That is being investigated.
May 07, 2021
The shooting is being investigated by the FBI as well as local law enforcement
Twitter/ndelriego
A sixth-grade girl pulled a handgun from a backpack at her eastern Idaho school on Thursday (May 6) and opened fire, hitting two fellow students and a member of school staff and inflicting non-life-threatening injuries on them, officials said.
The girl was disarmed by a teacher at Rigby Middle School in Rigby, Idaho, a remote community about 270 miles (435 km) east of Boise, and held until law enforcement arrived, Jefferson County Sheriff Steve Anderson said. Her name and exact age weren t immediately released.
[embed]https://twitter.com/ericgrossarth/status/1390371459235676161?ref src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E13903714592356[/embed]
Idaho shooting: Very few school incidents committed by girls
REBECCA BOONE and LINDSAY WHITEHURST, Associated Press
May 7, 2021
FacebookTwitterEmail 8
1of8People embrace outside after a 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 female student has been taken into custody. (John Roark /The Idaho Post-Register via AP)John Roark/APShow MoreShow Less
2of8Officers leave Rigby Middle School after a shooting 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 female student has been taken into custody. (John Roark /The Idaho Post-Register via AP)John Roark/APShow MoreShow Less
UpdatedFri, May 7, 2021 at 12:07 pm MT
Reply
The investigation continues into the shooting at Rigby Middle School, an incident sending three people to the hospital. (Shutterstock / Victor Moussa)
RIGBY, ID A sixth-grade middle school student is in custody after a shooting occured at the Rigby Middle School on Thursday.
The female student has not been indentified due to her age and is from Idaho Falls.
Click here to subscribe to our free breaking news alerts delivered to your inbox and mobile devices. You can also download our free Patch mobile app on Android or iPhone.
Subscribe
Police were called to the school at 9:15 a.m. after reports of gunfire. Multiple police agencies were dispactched to the school and found three persons shot, two students and an adult custodian. The female suspect had been disarmed by a teacher prior to law enforcement arrival.
First Published: 9:03 AM PDT, May 7, 2021
The girl pulled a handgun from her backpack and fired multiple rounds inside and outside Rigby Middle School in the city of Rigby, Jefferson County Sheriff Steve Anderson said.
A sixth-grade girl opened fire at her Idaho middle school Thursday and shot two students and a custodian before a teacher was finally able to disarm her, according to authorities.
Police were called to the Rigby Middle School in the small city of Rigby around 9:15 a.m. after the sound of gunshots rang across campus. The shooter was described as a sixth-grade student at the school who lives in Idaho Falls.