A fifteen-year-old student has killed this Tuesday three companions from his institute in a shooting that occurred in this school in the town of Oxford, in the state of Michigan (USA).
Oakland County Deputy Sheriff Mike McCabe has confirmed the three deaths in an appearance before the media concentrated next to the institute where this event occurred, and for which the alleged perpetrator has been arrested.
According to the data provided by McCabe, it seems that the deceased are students. And the suspect is another schoolboy from this center, fifteen years old, who carried a “semiautomatic” weapon that has been confiscated.
There are also six other injured, including a teacher, who have been transferred to hospitals.
In his press appearance, which could be followed on social networks, the sheriff’s deputy explained that the event lasted only a few minutes when the agents arrived before the alert calls that there was a shooter in the institute.
In a few minutes, “five” according to the police representative, the agents managed to reduce and arrest the boy, which nevertheless had already shot multiple victims.
The shooter was not injured and “surrendered without problems.” For the moment has not given any reason for which he committed the crime and has asked for a lawyer, according to the deputy sherrif.
McCabe also highlighted the speed with which those responsible for the institute and the students knew how to react to avoid a greater tragedy, following all the protocols to protect themselves from the shooter while waiting for the police.
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