Child shoots a child at an elementary school in Mexico. One teacher dies. Six children injured.
An 11-year-old boy fired a gun at an elementary school in northern Mexico, killing one teacher and injuring six children. The boy committed suicide with a gun and died on the spot.
An 11-year-old boy attending an elementary school in Torreón, a city in Coahuila, northern Mexico, fired a gun on Tuesday, and local sources reported that one teacher was shot dead and his children and teachers were killed. Six people were injured.
Boys committed suicide with a gun and died on the spot.
American media has reported that boys left their classmates saying "Today is the day" and went to the bathroom, then removed two guns and started firing.
According to a local governor at a press conference, local police are carefully examining the connection to the incident, with information that boys were enthusiastic about shooting games.
In Mexico, shootings by drug traffickers and other organizations are continually aggravating the security situation. However, children are rarely killed at school, and the impact of the news has been widespread, with local media reporting large reports.