RIGBY, Idaho (NBC) – A sixth grade girl is in custody and charged with opening fire at her school in rural Idaho. Three people were injured in the shooting before the child’s teacher stopped the violence and saved lives.
Authorities do not identify the suspect, only saying that she is a sixth grader.
This is now a community in shock. Not only at the young age of the child, but also due to the fact that female school shooters are so rare.
Shots rang out in middle school around 9:15 a.m. on Thursday morning. A total of three people were injured, including an administrator and two other students. They are expected to make a full recovery.
Christina Negrete is the mother of one of the witnesses. She said, “My eighth grader called me and said there was an active marksman in the school, that she heard three gunshots right next to her classroom, and that she heard that a friend of hers could have been shot. And then she said, “I love you, I have to go. Bye.'”
Police say the girl was disarmed by a teacher, Krista Gneiting. Her father told NBC News that she sat the girl and hugged her tightly. The girl repeatedly asked Krista to take the gun and kill her. Krista continued to hug her tightly until the police arrived.
This is an ongoing investigation. They investigate possible motives and report that days before the shooting, the suspect sent a threatening video to Tik-Tok.
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