Finland shooting: Child held after pupil aged 12 shot dead at school in Vantaa - BBC News

A shooting north of Helsinki leaves one child dead and a suspect aged 12 in custody, say police.

10 minutes agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, KIMMO BRANDT/EPA-EFEImage caption, The suspect fled the school as police arrived and was eventually caught in a district of northern HelsinkiBy Paul KirbyBBC NewsA child has died and two others have been seriously wounded in a shooting at a school in Finland, police say.

Police said all three victims were 12 and that a suspect, also aged 12, had fled but was later detained.

Parents told Finnish media that the shooting had taken place in a classroom at Viertola school in Vantaa, to the north of the capital, Helsinki.

Police said they arrived at the school within nine minutes at 09:17 (06:17 GMT) and tended to the three victims.

"One of the victims died almost immediately at this location in the school," said the head of local police, Tomi Salosyrja. The other two children have been taken to hospital and their condition is described as very serious.

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