Two dead in school shooting in western Mexico; teenager arrested

MEXICO CITY: A 15-year-old boy allegedly shot and killed two female staff members, one of whom was reportedly a teacher, at a private school in Mexico’s western state of Michoacan, local authorities said on Tuesday.
A student at the Makarenko School, located in the port city of Lazaro Cardenas, reportedly used a high-powered assault rifle during the attack, ⁠the local Department ⁠of Public Safety said.
In a post on X, local authorities said two victims with multiple gunshot wounds were found at the scene and that the suspect had been arrested.
Another ⁠state government source told Reuters that “the victims appear to be a teacher and another person from the administrative staff.”
The state prosecutor’s office did not specify what positions the two victims held at the school.
The alleged attacker was a high school student preparing for college.
Reuters attempted to contact the school but did not immediately ⁠receive ⁠a response to a request for comment.
Michoacan has long been one of Mexico’s most violent states and is a hotbed for extortion, kidnapping and other criminal activities. It is also a major recruiting ground for criminal groups battling over drug trafficking routes.
School shootings are rare in Mexico despite high levels of violence linked to organized crime.