Teenager captured after 11 shot at Turkish highschool

A 15-year-old boy has been arrested after not less than 11 individuals had been injured in a taking pictures exterior a highschool in Turkey.

Two individuals had been left in vital circumstances after a gunman opened hearth earlier than fleeing on Tuesday morning,

The incident occurred on the Inci Uzmez Vocational and Technical Anatolian High School in Turkey’s western province of Manisa.

The suspect’s mom, father, and grandfather have additionally been detained, in accordance with the nation’s justice minister Akın Gürlek.

It is the third college taking pictures in Turkey this 12 months and comes as the federal government continues to grapple with handle the latest spate of violence.

CCTV footage appeared to point out the suspect strolling via empty streets checking a shotgun, which is clearly seen. He is casually dressed and seems unhurried.

Later footage confirmed the obvious suspect, who’s reportedly a pupil on the college, working from the scene with the weapon nonetheless in hand.

The motive behind the assault was not instantly clear.

According to Turkish regulation, {the teenager} is required to look earlier than a courtroom earlier than being formally arrested.

In a press release, Turkey’s schooling ministry mentioned the incident had “deeply saddened our nation, and our instructional group particularly”.

It mentioned that three nationwide investigators from the ministry had been despatched to Manisa.

Two lethal college shootings in April precipitated outrage in Turkey and led to new safety measures for the 2026-2027 tutorial 12 months, together with tighter gun controls.

Before then, the nation didn’t have a historical past of faculty shootings.

In an assault in Kahramanmaras, a 14-year-old killed 9 college students aged 10 and 11, and one trainer. The gunman died on the scene.