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| Mexico school shooting: Boy kills teacher and himself in Torreón | Mexico school shooting: Boy kills teacher and himself in Torreón |
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| A young student has opened fire in a school in northern Mexico, killing a teacher and injuring at least six other people before shooting himself dead, officials say. | |
| The incident happened at a private school in the city of Torreón in Coahuila state. Local media say the student was about 11 years old. | The incident happened at a private school in the city of Torreón in Coahuila state. Local media say the student was about 11 years old. |
| It was not immediately clear what his motives were. | |
| Though murders are on the rise in Mexico, school shootings are rare. | Though murders are on the rise in Mexico, school shootings are rare. |
| The boy - who has not been identified - was a good student who lived with his grandmother and had normal behaviour, Mayor Jorge Zermeño told Milenio TV. | |
| He carried two guns, Mr Zermeño said. It was not clear how he had obtained them. | |
| The shooting happened at around 09:00 local time (15:00 GMT) on Friday at the Cervantes elementary school in Torreón, some 800km (500 miles) from the capital, Mexico City. | |
| The mayor said police were still trying to locate his parents. Dozens of police and soldiers have surrounded the school. | |
| The injured included five students and another teacher. Two of the students were in a serious condition in hospital, local officials said. |