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‘Michigan school shooting’: 15-year-old student kills three, wounds eight
The suspect was taken into custody and a semi-automatic handgun was seized, but there was no immediate explanation for what might have prompted the attack in Oxford (a small town about 40 miles north of Detroit).
Washington: A 15-year-old student opened fire at his Michigan high school, killing three of his school mates and wounding eight other people before surrendering to police.
As per details, the incident which is being said to be the deadliest US school shooting so far this year— took place shortly after noon while classes were in session.
Reportedly, eight others, including one teacher, were wounded in the attack.
As per officials, the victims were a 16-year-old male, a 14-year-old female, and a 17-year-old female.
Of the wounded, six were in stable condition and two were undergoing surgery.
The suspect was taken into custody and a semi-automatic handgun was seized, but there was no immediate explanation for what might have prompted the attack in Oxford (a small town about 40 miles north of Detroit).
The sheriff's office said, "There was no resistance during the arrest and the suspect has asked for a lawyer and has not made any statements as to a motive".
"It's a very tragic situation," Undersheriff Michael McCabe told reporters.
McCabe said police received more than 100 911 emergency calls shortly after noon, and that the shooter unleashed 15-20 shots over about five minutes.
The suspect was taken into custody within five minutes of the first 911 call.
Before Tuesday's incident, there had been 138 shootings in schools across the US in 2021, according to figures provided by Everytown. In those incidents, 26 resulted in fatalities, though no more than two each time.
The deadliest school shootings in US history were the April 2007 attack at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia, which saw 33 killed, including the shooter.