Child, staff member injured in Melbourne school shooting
A child and a staff member sustained non-life-threatening injuries in a stabbing at a primary school in Melbourne’s southeast suburb of Berwick on Thursday morning.
Emergency services responded to reports around 9 a.m. local time, News.Az reports, citing foreign media.
An eight-year-old boy was treated at the scene by paramedics and did not require hospitalization.
A female staff member with minor injuries was also treated on-site.
The incident prompted a brief lockdown at the primary school and a nearby secondary school. Police located an 11-year-old boy after the incident, who was questioned and taken to hospital for assessment.
Victoria’s Department of Education stated that the incident involved a young student behaving dangerously and confirmed it would provide additional wellbeing support to those affected.
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