Finland shooting: Several injured in Vantaa school shooting

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-68712104

by Craftbeef

32 comments

  1. Police say they responded to the incident at Viertola school shortly after 09:00 (06:00 GMT) on Tuesday and urged local residents to remain indoors.

    They said a suspect had been arrested.

    According to Finnish reports the school has 800 students and 90 staff. Witnesses told public broadcaster YLE that two ambulances had left the scene.

  2. Last month some woman planned a school shooting in Vaasa (she had links to some man in Sweden who had the same plans, both arrested before anything happened) so maybe this is someone who thinks he’s (or she) carrying out the nutcase’s will.

    Edit: probably not, the perperator is a minor, I don’t think he’s interested in a crazy woman.

  3. [According to the police](https://poliisi.fi/-/ampumavalikohtaus-vantaalla-viertolan-koululla), there are three injured people. The shooter is in police custody. All the injured and the suspect are 13 year old students.

    EDIT: New information from the police. The suspect and the victims are 12 years old, not 13 as previously reported.

    EDIT2: One of the victims has died. Two seriously injured.

    EDIT3: Reportedly the weapon belonged to a relative of the shooter, and who has a permit for it. The crime is investigated as a murder and two attempted murders. But since the suspect is a minor, they can’t be formally arrested or sentenced. They will be placed in the custody of social services once the interrogation is done. The suspect has apparently been co-operating with the police and answered questions about the crime.

  5. That is simply terrible. I hope that the victims make full recovery.

  6. Im a student in a school at Vantaa and after we got news about the shooting the whole school went into a full lockdown. Its the first time that my school has ever been in a full lockdown.

  9. That is really sad. I feel sad for the shooter as well, what kind of thinking leads a 12 year old to think they want to kill others. Howe do they even get access to a gun?

    This is also the failure of the state IMO. The kid must have been exhibiting signs of distress in the weeks leading up to this.

  10. Oh jesus. Europe is turning into United States of Mass Shooters.

  11. I had no idea gun possession was legal in Finland. TIL

    Edit: why am I getting downvoted. I didn’t know 😭

  13. My thoughts to the victims and their families 🇫🇮❤️

  14. FYI: The type of gun is still unknown – it might have been a firearm, but not necessarily. The fact that nobody was killed and only three people were injured suggests to me that the gun was an air gun or a CO2-powered BB gun.

  17. the fact that the suspect is 12 years old is baffling and terrifying. hope everyone in the school is ok. 🙏🏾

  21. In before gung-ho Yanks start talking about “but if the teachers had guns!” 😂 Surprised this thread isn’t flooded with “it’s the immigrants”!

  22. Finnish police has now confirmed that one 12 year old student has lost there life in the shooting. Two other 12 year old students are in critical condition.

  25. This is legit the fifth school shooting in our country.
    So ashamed..

  27. Horrible horrible news. When i was 12 i was only thinking about sports. Cant fathom how a 12 year old kid can have these thoughts and then execute them.

    My thoughts to the victims and their families

  29. Quick summary about the police press conference: Everyone involved is 12. One victim died almost immediately and two are in critical condition. No other victims the police are aware of. The suspect was caught an hour later in Helsinki. They used a legal handgun owned by their close relative. Police had no suspicions about this act/shooter. Because the suspect is 12 they’re not criminally liable and won’t be charged, so social services will deal with them.

  30. 12 year old perpetrator. The victims wont get justice unfortunately

  32. Hold the gun owner accountable as well. I don’t give a fuck if they had a permit, a gun ended up in the hands of a 12 year old and now a child is dead because of that.

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