Eighth grade student kills 4, wounds 20 in second Turkey school shooting in 2 days

World Eighth grade student kills 4, wounds 20 in second Turkey school shooting in 2 days April 15, 2026 / 9:32 AM EDT / CBS/AFP Add CBS News on Google A student who was about 13 years old opened fire at random in a Turkish school Wednesday, killing four people and wounding 20 a day after a shooter injured 16 people and then killed himself in another school, officials said.A teacher and three students were killed in the latest attack, said Kahramanmaras province governor Mukerrem Unluer. The attacker was also dead, according to Unluer."A student came to school with guns that we believe belonged to his father in his backpack. He entered two classrooms and opened fire randomly, causing injuries and deaths," Unluer told reporters.Four of the wounded were in serious condition and undergoing surgery, he said.The attacker, an eighth grade student, shot himself, Unluer said, adding, "It is not yet clear whether this was suicide or happened amid the chaos."The attacker was the son of a former police officer and was carrying five guns and seven magazines, according to Unluer."We suspect he may have taken his father's weapons," the governor said. Footage released by IHA private news agency showed a person — body and face covered — being evacuated in an ambulance, as well as tearful parents who had rushed to the school in the southern province's main city, Kahramanmaras.Witnesses quoted by media said intense gunfire was heard. People stand at the courtyard of a secondary school where an assailant opened fire, in Kahramanmaras, Turkey, April 15, 2026. IHA via AP Police increased security around the building, and television footage showed ambulances in the area. Justice Minister Akin Gurlek said prosecutors had launched an immediate investigation.The shooting came after another attacker on Tuesday opened fire with a shotgun at his former high school in Siverek district of Sanliurfa province, wounding 16 people before killing himself in a showdown with police. Ten stud...