Sixth-grade Idaho girl opens fire in her school injuring 3, made 'threatening' TikTok video just days ago
RIGBY, IDAHO: On Thursday, May 6, 2021, a sixth-grader brought a gun to Rigby Middle School in Idaho, and went on a shooting spree. The casualties reportedly aren't high as the unidentified female student shot three people - two inside the middle school and a third person outside. The latest reports now reveal that in the days leading up to the shooting, the student made a threatening TikTok video.
The incident began around 9.10 AM, less than an hour after classes began. The sixth-grade girl reportedly from Idaho Falls attends the school. According to the latest reports, the girl was stopped by a teacher, identified as Krista Gneiting, who successfully managed to disarmed her and held the girl down until police arrived.
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The sixth-grader shot two of the victims, who were students, and a third victim who was the well-liked custodian of the school identified as Jim Wilson. According to the Idaho State Journal, Wilson was shot when he stepped in between the shooter and two students who were wounded. All three were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
According to the latest reports, Wilson has been released from the hospital while the other two students remain hospitalized and are in fair condition.
Threatening TikTok video
According to East Idaho News, the girl made a threatening post on TikTok before she went on her shooting spree. The publication had reported that it received "dozens of messages stating" that the unidentified girl had made a "threatening video" on TikTok just days before the Thursday shooting on May 6.
When asked about the social media post, Jefferson County Sheriff Steve Anderson reportedly declined to comment, but said that the detectives are aware of it and are reportedly "looking into it."
Jefferson County Prosecutor Mark Taylor suggested that the girl may face three charges of attempted murder. But the final decision on what the charges will be will only be made once the investigation is complete.
Victims to make a full recovery
It has been reported that one of the students might require surgery, but hospital officials believe that all three victims will make a full recovery.
"The fact the injuries are as insignificant as they are - they could be so much worse, so we feel absolutely blessed," Dr Michael Lemon, the trauma medical director at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center, said during a news conference. The school employee was shot one time in what Lemon described as a "through and through extremity" injury.
"This is the worst nightmare any school district can ever face. We prepare for it and we are truly never ready for it," said Jefferson County School District Superintendent Chad Martin. "Our hearts and our prayers go out to the victims and their families and all those involved." This is the second-ever reported school shooting in Idaho. The first one taking place in 1999 when a student fired a shotgun several times at a high school in Notus.