The 12-year-old boy who opened fire at his school in Finland on Tuesday, killing a schoolmate and injuring two others, has offered an explanation for the shooting: He was bullied.
The police said the motive emerged during interviews with the student, who had transferred to his school, north of Helsinki, at the beginning of the calendar year.
After the shooting, the police said, the boy also threatened students heading to another school.
The boy, who cannot be criminally charged because of his age, was placed in the custody of social welfare authorities, the police said.
“We have to do more in the society to prevent bullying.”
Persons:
Anna, Maja Henriksson, “, ”
Locations:
Finland, Helsinki