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14-year-old pupil detained after teachers shot at school in southern France
A 14-year-old pupil was detained on Monday after a shooting at Joseph Lakanal middle school in Aubagne, near Marseille in southern France.
A principal and another staff member were shot and taken to hospital, but their injuries were not life-threatening.
No pupils were injured, and staff subdued the teenager before police arrived.
The suspect reportedly used a hunting rifle, and investigators will look into how the pupil obtained it.
The motive was unknown.
Police and local officials said there was no immediate indication that the shooting was linked to recent high school protests.
The mayor said pupils would be offered mental health counselling, and the education and interior ministers were due to visit the school.
A 14-year-old pupil was detained after a shooting at Joseph Lakanal middle school in Aubagne, southern France, on Monday, October 12.
The school’s principal and a teacher were wounded, but their injuries were not life-threatening.
A third person was grazed, according to police cited by Le Monde.
Staff subdued the pupil before police intervened.
Sources reported no immediate indication that the shooting was linked to protests at high schools.
- Who
- A 14-year-old pupil was detained. The principal and a teacher were wounded.
- What
- A pupil fired shots at staff members inside a middle school.
- When
- Monday, October 12, 2026.
- Where
- Joseph Lakanal middle school in Aubagne, near Marseille, southern France.
- Why
- The suspect’s motive was unknown. Sources said there was no immediate indication the shooting was linked to high school protests.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
It’s a kid who goes to that school. He entered with a rifle, the investigation will determine how, and fired twice in a corridor toward the principal and a teacher,
This unacceptable act is yet further evidence of the rise of unchecked violence in our society, against which we must all take a stand,
The pupil entered the school and fired shots at staff members.
Staff subdued the pupil, and police detained the 14-year-old.
Education Minister Edouard Geffray and Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez were due to visit the scene.
- Suspect
- 14-year-old pupil
- School
- Joseph Lakanal middle school
- Location
- Aubagne, near Marseille, southern France
- Victims
- Principal and teacher; injuries were not life-threatening
- Date
- Monday, October 12, 2026
Sources
French police detain pupil, 14, suspected of shooting principal and teacher
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