Overview
- A 14-year-old pupil brought a long gun into Collège Joseph-Lakanal in Aubagne and fired multiple shots inside the building before staff subdued him and police arrested him.
- The school principal, a teacher and a third person were injured and treated in hospital with no reports of life-threatening wounds.
- Investigators say the weapon was a long gun reportedly carried in a guitar case and that the attacker fired at least four times inside the school.
- Authorities say the suspect’s motive is unclear and early findings indicate no link to the nationwide student protests, and the Marseille public prosecutor has opened an inquiry on suspicion of attempted murder.
- Ministers traveled to Aubagne to offer support, psychologists were deployed for pupils and staff, and the case is likely to raise new debates about juvenile access to weapons and school safety measures.