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Teenage Student Wounds 16 at Turkish High School, Shooter Dead

Officials have opened an investigation into the unclear motive.

Overview

  • A ninth-grade student identified by the initials Ö.K. opened fire at Ahmet Koyuncu Vocational and Technical Anatolian High School in Siverek in southeastern Turkey.
  • Officials say he used a pump-action rifle, firing from outside the campus before going inside and entering classrooms.
  • Sixteen people were wounded, including 10 students, four teachers, a police officer, and a cafeteria operator.
  • Police cornered the attacker and he shot himself and died, according to authorities.
  • The provincial governor said the teen had no criminal record and investigators have not determined a motive, while witnesses described panic as students and teachers ran.