Kanebogen School
Kanebogen skole is an elementary school in Kanebogen, a part of Harstad city in Northern Norway. It has more than 300 students in classes from 1st to 7th grade, and about 50 employees. Situated next to the school on the northern side is a stadium for sports, Kanebogen Stadion, which opened in 1979.
School shooting
On the morning of 28 April 2009, a nine-year-old boy in the fourth grade brought a 12-gauge shotgun and ammunition to the school. He first fired a shot at the southern part of the school, or at the stadium north of it.[1][2] The gun, which had a single barrel, was then reloaded by the boy.
A female teacher, Margrethe Tresselt,[3] talked to the boy with no result. A second shot went off within the schoolyard before the teacher grabbed the gun. No one was hit, but many children witnessed the event as they were about to enter the school for the first period. A pupil called the police at 08:34 local time.[2]
A reason given for the incident was that the boy had been bullied by an older pupil, according to the lawyer representing the family of the shooter – who continued as a pupil at the school.[4][5] The father of the boy was fined 10 000 NOK (May 2009 average: €1139 or US$1553) for not keeping his two guns (the shotgun and a rifle) and ammunition according to the rules. The police also confiscated the weapons and ammunition (all of which he had legally owned).[1] This was the first school shooting in Norway.[6]
Notable alumni
- Per-Willy Amundsen, politician
References
- ^ a b "Bøtelagt etter skytedrama på Harstad-skole" vg.no 13 May 2009
- ^ a b "Fjerdeklassing skjøt med hagle" ht.no 28 April 2009
- ^ "Glad for støtte" ht.no 29 April 2009
- ^ "- Niåringen følte seg mobbet på skolen" vg.no 28 April 2009
- ^ "Skal tilbake på skolen" ht.no 30 April 2009
- ^ "Første skoleskyting i Norge" aftenposten.no 28 April 2009
External links
- Official homepage (accessed 3 December 2012)
- Nine-year-old fires shotgun at Norwegian school (28 April 2009) independent.co.uk
- Boy, 9, fires shotgun at school (accessed 3 December 2012) metro.co.uk