<p>A ⁠student ⁠at the Makarenko School, located in the port city of Lazaro Cardenas, reportedly used a high-powered assault rifle during the attack, the local Department of Public Safety said</p> — A ⁠student ⁠at the Makarenko School, located in the port city of Lazaro Cardenas, reportedly used a high-powered assault rifle during the attack, the local Department of Public Safety said

By Lizbeth Diaz

MEXICO CITY: A 15-year-old boy allegedly shot and killed two female staff members, one of whom was reportedly a teacher, at a private school in Mexico’s western state of Michoacan, local authorities said ‌on Tuesday.

A ⁠student ⁠at the Makarenko School, located in the port city of Lazaro Cardenas, reportedly used a high-powered assault rifle during the attack, the local Department of Public Safety said.

In a post on X, local authorities said two victims with multiple gunshot ⁠wounds were ‌found at the scene and that the suspect had been arrested.

Another state government ⁠source told Reuters that “the victims appear to be a teacher and another person from the administrative staff.”

The state prosecutor’s office did not specify what positions the two victims held at the school.

The alleged attacker was a high school student preparing for college.

Reuters attempted to ‌contact the school but did not immediately receive a response to a request for comment.

Michoacan has long ⁠been one of Mexico’s most violent states and is a hotbed for extortion, kidnapping and other criminal activities. It is also a major recruiting ground for criminal groups battling over drug trafficking routes.

School shootings are rare in Mexico despite high levels of violence linked to organized crime. (Reporting by Lizbeth Diaz; Editing by Paul Simao)