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| Mexico student injures four before shooting himself at a school | |
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| A student at an American school in the north-eastern Mexican city of Monterrey has died after opening fire on classmates before fatally shooting himself, officials say. | |
| The 15-year-old, who injured a teacher and three other students in the attack, was said to have been suffering from depression. | |
| The nationalities of those shot at the Colegio Americano del Noreste were not clear. | |
| School shootings are rare in Mexico. | School shootings are rare in Mexico. |
| Reports said the injured were in a serious condition. | |
| Nuevo Leon state Governor Jaime Rodriguez named the teenager as Federico Guevara and said that his motive was being investigated, Reuters news agency reports. | |
| Aldo Fasci, a security spokesman of Nuevo Leon state, called the incident unprecedented. He said the motive was under investigation. | Aldo Fasci, a security spokesman of Nuevo Leon state, called the incident unprecedented. He said the motive was under investigation. |
| A video showed the gunman shooting the 24-year-old teacher and the students, two aged 14 and one 15, the spokesman said. He then shot himself. | A video showed the gunman shooting the 24-year-old teacher and the students, two aged 14 and one 15, the spokesman said. He then shot himself. |
| "[This] is result of a situation that is happening everywhere. The children have access to the internet. This has happened in other countries," he said. | "[This] is result of a situation that is happening everywhere. The children have access to the internet. This has happened in other countries," he said. |
| Mr Fasci said it was not clear how the student got the gun into the private bilingual school, which includes pre-school, elementary and high school classes. | Mr Fasci said it was not clear how the student got the gun into the private bilingual school, which includes pre-school, elementary and high school classes. |
| He added that Mexico once had a system in place to check student bags but it ended after parents complained. | He added that Mexico once had a system in place to check student bags but it ended after parents complained. |
| Mexico's President Enrique Pena Nieto posted a message on the social media site Twitter, saying that his thoughts were with the local community and the families affected. | |
| "As a father and as president, what happened this morning at a school in Monterrey hurts me very much," he wrote. |