Finnish police say bullying was motive for school shooting
A 12-year-old boy in Finland shot and killed a fellow sixth-grader and injured two others at a school near Helsinki. The boy explained that he was a target of bullying, which was the motive for his attack. He brought a relative’s revolver to the school and threatened other students. Flags flew at half-mast as the country mourned the victim’s death. Finland has seen a rise in bullying in schools, with 8.6% of pupils around 12 years old reporting being targeted at least once a week. The revolver used in the attack belonged to a relative of the suspect, and police are investigating how the boy obtained the weapon.
