Shooter opens fire near high school in Turkiye, wounding at least 11
At least 11 people were wounded after a student opened fire near a vocational high school in Turgutlu, Turkiye. Authorities have arrested the suspect and are investigating potential motives, including reports of bullying.
Why it matters
The incident highlights ongoing concerns regarding school safety and gun violence in Turkiye following a series of similar attacks this year.
An attacker opened fire near a high school in western Turkiye on Tuesday and wounded at least 11 people, officials said. The suspected shooter was arrested.
At least two of the injured were in serious condition, Justice Minister Akin Gurlek said in a statement on X.
The attack took place in front of a vocational and technical high school in Turgutlu district, in Manisa province, the provincial governor's office said. Police and medical teams were immediately sent to the scene.
HaberTurk news channel said the assailant was a student at the school. The report added that he arrived at the scene armed with a shotgun he took from his grandmother's house and fired randomly near the school before trying to flee the scene on foot.
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