Authorities in western Mexico have arrested a 15-year-old student after he allegedly opened fire at his school, killing two female employees on Tuesday.
The shooting occurred at Makarenko School in Lazaro Cardenas, a port city in Michoacan state. According to the local Department of Public Safety, the teenage suspect used a high-powered assault rifle in the attack.
Officials discovered two victims with multiple gunshot wounds at the scene. Local authorities confirmed the arrest in a social media post on X.
A 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 has not yet released specific details about the positions the two women held at the school. The accused shooter was reportedly a high school student who was preparing to enter college.
Reuters reached out to the school for comment but has not yet received a response.
Michoacan state has experienced ongoing violence and serves as a major center for criminal organizations competing for control of drug trafficking corridors. The region faces persistent problems with extortion, kidnapping, and other criminal enterprises.
While Mexico struggles with high levels of violence related to organized crime, shootings at schools remain uncommon occurrences.
