Sixth-grader killed in Finnish school shooting, police say, child suspect held
The shooting took place at the Viertola school in Vantaa, a suburb of the capital Helsinki, which has around 800 pupils from first to ninth grade and a staff of 90 people.
Police officers operate at the Viertola comprehensive school in Vantaa, Finland, on April 2, 2024. Three minors were injured in a shooting at the school on Tuesday morning. A suspect, also a minor, has been apprehended.(photo credit: Lehtikuva/Markku Ulander via REUTERS.)ByREUTERSUpdated: