Eyewitness to Finland school shooting recounts moment of student lockdown

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(3 Apr 2024) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ASSOCIATED PRESS Vantaa, Finland - 03 April 2024 1. Flowers and candles 2. Wide of people standing near candles in front of school 3. People near candles 4. SOUNDBITE (English) Hanna Skrzypek, witness: We were just on a lockdown. I didn't know what was happening, really. I just knew that we were in danger and we had to be in a lockdown. 5. Wide of people standing near candles in front of school 6. SOUNDBITE (English) Hanna Skrzypek, witness: They didn't tell us anything, they just told us now we have to, that we can't leave the school and we have to stay in our classes. They didn't tell us anything else. 7. People near candles 8. SOUNDBITE (English) Hanna Skrzypek, witness: It took maybe three hours, even though they caught him, they arrested him, but we had to be in a lockdown just in case. 9. People putting candles down 10. SOUNDBITE (English) Hanna Skrzypek, witness: I knew him because he was my brother's friend. I wasn't very close with him, but I did see him a few times and he will be very much missed. 11. Close of candles 12. Wide of people standing near candles in front of school STORYLINE: A student at a school in Finland where another student fatally shot a classmate and wounded two others, recounted how pupils huddled inside their classrooms as tragedy unfolded. “I didn't know what was happening, really,” said Hanna Skrzypek. “I just knew that we were in danger and we had to be in a lockdown. The 12-year-old shooting suspect told police that he was bullied at school, officials said Wednesday, as a nation shocked by the attack held a day of mourning. The suspect, a sixth grader who attended the school in the city of Vantaa, just outside Helsinki, was apprehended less than an hour following the shooting on Tuesday morning. The shooter and the victims were all classmates, police said. The minimum age of criminal liability in Finland is 15 years, which means the suspect cannot be formally arrested. A suspect younger than 15 can only be questioned by the police before they are handed over to child welfare authorities. On Wednesday, Finnish blue-and-white flags were hoisted at half-staff and scores of people including parents, teachers and fellow students laid flowers and lit candles in the snowy landscape near the school building where the shooting occurred. Police said one of the wounded girls has a dual Finland-Kosovo citizenship. The deceased boy died instantly after being shot, police said. The suspect was detained in the Helsinki area less than an hour after the shooting with a “a revolver-like handgun” in his possession. The gun was licensed to a relative of the suspect who was not immediately identified. Police said he admitted to the shooting in an initial police hearing. =========================================================== Clients are reminded to adhere to all listed restrictions and to check the terms of their licence agreements. For further assistance, please contact the AP Archive on: Tel +44(0)2074827482 Email: info@aparchive.com. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP_Archive Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/APArchives ​​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/APNews/ You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/85b85fa6bda94ad98d07f510617229f2

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