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Shooting injures 11 near Turgutlu high school
A 15-year-old suspect was detained after 11 students were injured outside a high school in western Turkey.
What happened
A shooting outside Inci Uzmez Vocational and Technical Anatolian High School in Turgutlu injured 11 students. Two were in critical condition. Police detained a 15-year-old suspect. The suspect’s parents and grandfather were also detained as authorities opened an investigation into the shooting and access to the gun.
Numbers
- 11 studentsinjured outside the high school
- 2 studentsleft in critical condition
- 15 years oldage of detained suspect
- 3 relativesalso detained for investigation — Parents and grandfather
Questions
- Who else is in custody?
- The suspect’s mother, father and grandfather were detained while investigators examine how the gun was obtained and stored.
- What will investigators examine?
- Authorities are examining gun storage, the child’s access to it and adults’ supervision responsibilities, alongside the shooting itself.
- How does it fit wider concerns?
- It was Turkey’s third school shooting this year, following two fatal April attacks that prompted new school-security measures.
- What happens in court?
- Under Turkish law, the teenager must appear before a court before an official arrest can be made.
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The catch
Investigators have not determined a motive or whether bullying claims played any role.
The inquiry remains under way.