15-Year-Old Student Kills His 56-Year-Old Female Teacher During Class
On Monday, a 15-year-old boy killed his teacher in what is believed to be the nation's first school shooting, according to reports.
By Sadho Ram — 28 Oct 2014, 12:44 PM — Updated about 10 years ago
On Monday, 27 October, a 15-year-old student shot and killed a female teacher during a German lesson at an Estonian high school
There were four other students inside the classroom, but no one was injured, police spokeswoman Tuuli Harson said. Investigators are working to determine how the teen got the revolver he used, and why he opened fire, she said.
cnn.comAccording to the authorities, the victim, 56-year-old Ene Sarap, died of after being shot in the southern town of Viljandi
The shooting took place yesterday afternoon in Paalalinna School, and the gunman has been arrested. A police spokesman said no one else was injured and a 15-year-old boy was being held in custody while investigations continued.
Estonia's Minister of the Interior, Hanno Pevkur, said that the police had had contact with the boy previously
“Although the student suspected in this crime has been detained and there is no threat to the lives of other students at the moment, this doesn't bring back a human life that has been lost nor a sense of security that such incidents don't threaten us,” said Mr. Pevkur. The minister added that the gun used in the killing was a legal firearm that belonged to the boy’s father.
wsj.comAccording to Estonian police, the motive for the shooting remains unknown. The police said that the boy didn't resist arrest.
While the motive for the classroom attack remain unclear, Estonia's leading Postimees newspaper reported that the unidentified boy had made disturbing posts on Facebook alongside photographs of guns and war, SCMP reported
"Don't judge me because I'm quiet. No one plans a murder out loud," Postimees quoted him as saying in an April 1 post.
Meanwhile, Estonian media quoted the high school principal as describing the boy as a "very well-behaved young man" who had previously had no trouble at school
"His achievements in school were not bad, an average pupil," principal Aavo Palo was quoted as saying by Estonian media. "I don't have any information that the teacher … had any conflicts with students previously and up until now I have no idea what exactly happened in this case."
