Headmaster, Teacher Shot With Hunting Rifle In French School, Teen Arrested

The suspected perpetrator fired several shots inside the school, before staff subdued the teenager and law enforcement intervened.

12 Oct 2026, 10:34 · NDTV

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A 14-year-old was arrested for shooting a principal and teacher in Aubagne
The principal and teacher were injured but their lives are not in danger
A third person was grazed during the shooting at the southern French school

What was the teenager's motive for the shooting?

French authorities arrested a 14-year-old suspect on Monday after a middle school headmaster and teacher were shot with a hunting rifle, police and prosecutors said.

A third person was grazed in the shooting in the southern town of Aubagne near Marseille, while the headmaster and teacher were not in critical condition, police said.

The perpetrator fired several shots inside the school. Staff then subdued the teenager and law enforcement intervened, France 3 television reported.

Education Minister Edouard Geffray said on X that a pupil at Joseph-Lakanal school was suspected of carrying out the shooting.

"This unacceptable act is yet further evidence of the rise of unchecked violence in our society, against which we must all take a stand," Geffray said on X.

The Marseille prosecutor's office confirmed an arrest, but did not give further details.

The prime minister's office said the interior and education ministers were heading to the scene.

Authorities said there did not appear to be a link with high school protests that have rocked France in recent weeks.

"The middle school was not affected by the high school students' protest," police told AFP.

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