"Today is the Day"... Shooting Rampage by Student at Mexican Elementary School Leaves 8 Dead and Injured

An elementary school student opened fire at a private school in northern Mexico, resulting in two deaths, including the shooter, and six injuries. / Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Lim Juhyung] At a school in Mexico, an elementary school student fired a gun, resulting in the deaths of two people including himself and injuring six others.

According to local Mexican media such as Milenio and El Universal, at around 8:30 a.m. local time on the 10th, an 11-year-old male sixth-grade student at a private school in Torreon, Coahuila, northern Mexico, fired a .22 caliber pistol and a .40 caliber pistol at a teacher, then shot at students before taking his own life.

As a result of the shooting, the perpetrator student and a female teacher in her 50s died, and five students and a male physical education teacher were injured and transported to a nearby hospital for treatment.

According to Mexican police, the motive behind the shooting by the perpetrator student has not yet been revealed. However, it was reported that the student told other students, "Today is the day."

Additionally, the perpetrator was reportedly wearing a T-shirt with the name "Natural Selection," a first-person shooter game made by an American company, at the time of the incident.

Regarding this, Miguel Riquelme Solis, governor of Coahuila, stated at a press conference, "From what we have observed, it seems this boy was influenced by video games," adding, "The boy reportedly mentioned this game. It appears he tried to reenact the game today."

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.