The motive for a school shooting in Finland that left a 12-year-old boy dead was bullying, police have said.
The suspected attacker, also aged 12, was detained and taken into custody after the shooting at Viertola school in Vantaa, on the outskirts of Helsinki, on Tuesday.
Two other pupils, two girls aged 12, were also shot and seriously wounded.
“The suspect has said during interrogations that he was the target of bullying, and this information has also been confirmed in the preliminary investigation by the police,” a statement said.
The victims and the suspect were apparently from the same class, Finnish broadcaster MTV Uutiset reported yesterday.
Some of the children reportedly hid during the attack, while others who had been contacted by their parents on mobile phones said they saw what happened.
Prime Minister Petteri Orpo said the shooting was deeply shocking.
“My thoughts are with the victims, their loved ones and the other students and staff,” he said on X on Tuesday.
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