Overview
- A ninth-grade pupil fired a hunting rifle outside a technical high school in Manisa, injuring ten to eleven secondary-school students with two reported in critical condition.
- The suspect fled the scene but was stopped and taken into police custody shortly after the shooting.
- Police have detained the shooter’s parents and his grandfather because authorities say the rifle used belonged to the grandfather and prosecutors are examining possible negligent storage or supervision.
- Broadcasters and officials say most wounded pupils are 16 years old with others aged 14, 15 and 17, and all injured students were taken to hospital for treatment.
- The attack renews scrutiny of government promises made after April’s Kahramanmaras school massacre to tighten gun rules and hire thousands of school guards and could lead to closer enforcement of weapons-storage laws.