NEW DELHI: In a shooting incident, one was killed and two were injured on Tuesday after a minor opened fire at a primary school in Vantaa in Finland, the attacker was later arrested, Finnish police officials said.
The shooting occurred at Viertola school in Vantaa, near Helsinki, the school has 800 students from first to ninth grade and around 90 staff members, as per the local municipality.
“Police are at the scene investigating the incident. Bystanders are asked to stay away from the area and indoors. The door should not be opened to strangers,” the authorities said in a statement.
Police were alerted to the crime scene at 09:08 am and later specified that both the suspect and the injured were minors.
In an update around 11:30, police said the suspect, who was carrying a gun at the time, had been arrested in an area of Helsinki in a “calm manner.
Police responded to a crime scene at 09:08 am, confirming that both the suspect and the injured parties were minors. By 11:30 am, authorities said the attacker who was carrying a gun at the time, had been arrested in Helsinki.
In a post on X, the Finnish Interior Minister, Mari Rantanen, said that the day had started in a “shocking way.” “I can only imagine the pain and worry that many families are experiencing at the moment,” she added.
(With inputs from agencies)