Police say bullying motivated Finnish school shooting

Candles and flowers are placed in the snow in front of the Viertola School to pay tribute to victims in Vantaa, in the north of the Finnish capital, Helsinki, on April 3, 2024. The day before, a 12-year-old allegedly opened fire inside the school, killing a classmate.

A 12-year-old suspected of shooting and killing a classmate and wounding two girls at a school in Finland said he had been motivated by bullying, police said Wednesday.