Two dead in school shooting in western Mexico; teenager arrested

By Lizbeth Diaz

MEXICO ‌CITY, March ​24 (Reuters) - ​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.

(Reporting by Lizbeth Díaz; Editing by Paul ‌Simao)

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