15-year-old kills German teacher in shooting at Paalalinna school in Viljandi

A pupil has shot and killed a teacher during class in a town in southern Estonia, police said.

Police spokeswoman Tuuli Harson said the shooting happened in Paalalinna school in the town of Viljandi and the gunman has been apprehended. She said no one else was injured.

Estonian media said the shooter was a 15-year-old boy and the victim a 53-year-old German teacher.

Officials said that the weapon was registered to the shooter’s father.

Prime minister Taavi Rõivas described the incident as a “shock to us all” and said the motivation of the shooter was not yet clear.

It is the first known school shooting in the small Baltic country. Police were continuing their investigations and provided no other details.