France school shooting: Police detain pupil after two injured

Officials say a staff member disarmed the suspect, who hid a hunting shotgun in a guitar case, before police arrived.Published On 12 Oct 202612 Oct 2026Police have detained a 14-year-old student suspected of shooting and wounding his middle school principal and teacher with a hunting rifle he hid in his guitar case, according to local officials.Children ran for cover at Joseph Lakanal Middle School in Aubagne on Monday after the suspect fired multiple shots. The student fired once or twice on the first floor of the school, injuring the principal and teacher in the legs before he continued to the second floor and opened fire again, twice, Marseille Public Prosecutor Nicolas Bessone said in a statement.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3How much does France spend on education?list 2 of 3Protests rock France as government pledges 3,000 extra teacherslist 3 of 3Thousands rally for anti-austerity protest in Brussels amid clashesend of listA staff member disarmed the teen before police arrived and took him into custody, Mayor Jean-Pierre Squillari told reporters.A third person was grazed in the shooting in the southern town near Marseille, while the headmaster and teacher were...