Colombian authorities are piecing together new details about a shooting that took place at the Gabriel García Márquez school in Medellín’s Comuna 8 district. Investigators are still gathering evidence and witness testimony to determine exactly what happened inside the school and what led a 17-year-old boy to bring a compression-powered weapon—similar to a pellet or air gun—onto campus.
According to Medellín’s Secretary of Education, Carolina Franco, evidence gathered so far suggests the teenager may have entered the school specifically looking for a particular teacher. That same teacher, officials say, had previously approached the city’s education department seeking a transfer to another school. Franco explained that the teacher had also gone through the district’s Committee for Threatened Persons, a body that handles requests from educators who feel unsafe or at risk in their current posting, before the shooting occurred.
The case has raised questions about whether school and district officials missed warning signs, and whether the teacher’s earlier request for reassignment was connected to concerns about this specific student. Authorities have not yet released full details on how the shooting unfolded or whether anyone was injured, and the investigation remains active.
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Source: Nuevos detalles de tiroteo en colegio de Medellín: joven habría buscado a profesora, quien solicitó cambio de sede (eltiempo.com). English version produced with AI assistance.
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