Pupil detained after shooting wounds two at French school

A 14-year-old pupil was detained in Aubagne near Marseille on Monday after a shooting at his middle school wounded the principal and a teacher in the legs, according to the Marseille public prosecutor.

Why it matters: Shootings by pupils are rare in France, and the attack drew the interior and education ministers to the scene while protests by school pupils over resources continue across the country.

Data as of Monday, October 12, 2026: Al Jazeera report, opened and read in full, citing Marseille Public Prosecutor Nicolas Bessone, local officials and AFP imagery; casualty details are officials’ accounts. Developing item.

Police detained a 14-year-old student suspected of shooting his principal and a teacher at Joseph Lakanal Middle School in Aubagne on Monday with a hunting shotgun he had hidden in a guitar case, according to Marseille Public Prosecutor Nicolas Bessone. The pupil fired on the first floor, wounding both in the legs, then fired again on the second floor, and a third person was grazed before a staff member disarmed him and police took him into custody, officials said.

Neither the principal nor the teacher was in critical condition. Education Minister Edouard Geffray condemned the attack on X, and the prime minister’s office said the interior and education ministers were travelling to the scene.

Pupil detained after shooting wounds two at French school

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