{"id":605876,"date":"2026-04-15T14:53:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T14:53:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/605876\/"},"modified":"2026-04-15T14:53:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T14:53:08","slug":"four-people-killed-in-turkiyes-second-school-shooting-in-two-days-gun-violence-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/605876\/","title":{"rendered":"Four people killed in Turkiye\u2019s second school shooting in two days | Gun Violence News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"article__subhead\">Three students and a teacher are killed in the south-central province of \u200bKahramanmaras, governor says.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"avatar\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/author\/al_jazeera_staff_150119130629458\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1776264788_292_2017-06-08T131939Z_1189275883_RC11B0FE7F20_RTRMADP_3_GULF-QATAR-JAZEERA-1714943623.jpg\"   aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Published On 15 Apr 202615 Apr 2026<\/p>\n<p>|<\/p>\n<p>Updated: 36 minutes agoUpdated: 36 minutes ago<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u2060A student \u2060has shot at least four people dead, including fellow pupils, and wounded at least \u206020 at a middle school in south-central Turkiye, according to the regional \u2060governor.<\/p>\n<p>Governor Mukerrem Unluer told reporters three students and one teacher were killed in Wednesday\u2019s attack in the \u200cprovince of Kahramanmaras, which he said was carried out by a student in the eighth grade. The attacker was also dead.<\/p>\n<p>Recommended Stories list of 2 itemsend of list<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe shot himself. It is not yet clear whether this was suicide or happened amid the chaos,\u201d said Unluer.<\/p>\n<p>The shooting is the country\u2019s second school attack in two days, coming after Tuesday\u2019s shooting at a high school in Sanliurfa province in the southeast, conducted by a former student who killed himself in a showdown with police after wounding 16 people.<\/p>\n<p>Four of the wounded in \u2018serious condition\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Unluer said the student who carried out Wednesday\u2019s shooting is believed to have used guns that belonged to his father, a former police officer. The student concealed the weapons in a backpack, entered two classrooms and opened fire \u201crandomly\u201d, said Unluer.<\/p>\n<p>Footage released by the IHA private news agency on Wednesday showed a person being evacuated in an ambulance with their body and face covered, as well as tearful parents who had rushed to the school.<\/p>\n<p>Witnesses quoted by the media said intense gunfire was heard.<\/p>\n<p>Police have increased security around the building and television footage showed ambulances present in the area.<\/p>\n<p>Four of the 20 wounded were in serious condition and undergoing surgery, said Unluer.<\/p>\n<p>Justice Minister Akin Gurlek said prosecutors had launched an investigation into the shooting.<\/p>\n<p>Al Jazeera\u2019s Sinem Koseoglu, reporting from Istanbul, said the public had \u201cmany questions\u201d after the recent attacks. \u201cHow did this young boy access his father\u2019s guns? Are [authorities] going to improve gun control, even though it\u2019s already strict?\u201d she asked. \u201cDetails remain to be assessed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>School \u2060shootings are rare in Turkiye. In May 2024, a former student killed a private high school principal in Istanbul with a firearm five months after he was expelled.<\/p>\n<p>Turkiye\u2019s stringent gun laws require licensing, registration, mental and criminal background checks, and severe penalties for illegal possession.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Three students and a teacher are killed in the south-central province of \u200bKahramanmaras, governor says. 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