French Police Arrest 14 Year Old After School Shooting in Aubagne

A shooting at Lakanal middle school in Aubagne, southern France, left a principal and a teacher injured on Monday morning, prompting the arrest of a 14-year-old student, according to French media reports. Both staff members received treatment for injuries that were not considered life-threatening, while authorities investigated the incident.

French broadcasters and newspapers reported that the teenager was detained following the shooting at the school near Marseille. The reports did not provide further details about the circumstances of the arrest or the events leading up to the gunfire.

According to BFMTV and Le Parisien, sources familiar with the investigation said the incident was not believed to be connected to ongoing protests over school conditions.

French Education Minister Edouard Geffray confirmed that two members of the national education system had suffered gunshot wounds at the school. He identified the victims as the principal and a teacher in a statement published on social media.

Geffray described the incident in his statement: "Two staff members from the National Education system, a principal and a teacher, were victims this morning of gunshot wounds at Lakanal middle school in Aubagne." French media reports had identified a 14-year-old student as the person detained after the shooting.

The education minister also addressed the suspected shooter's identity, while the circumstances of the incident remained under investigation.

"A student is said to be the perpetrator," said Edouard Geffray, France's education minister.

Geffray was scheduled to travel to the scene on Monday afternoon alongside Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez. Their planned visit came as the investigation continued following the shooting and the arrest of the teenage suspect.