Gun used in Vantaa school murder was stored properly: Police

Investigation into the April 2 shooting incident at Viertola school in Vantaa continued and police interrogated the suspect again, in addition to interviewing a number of people, said police in a press release on Monday.

Police said that the gun used in the attack was stored in an appropriate manner and the suspect took it without permission.

Police, however, did not explain that how the boy got the gun despite storing it properly.

“We have already released information that the gun used by the suspect belongs to a close relative. This close relative is not a family member, and the gun has been stored in an appropriate manner. The suspect took possession of the gun without permission,” said Detective Chief Inspector Marko Särkkä.

The police are more or less aware of the course of the events, said police.

Both of the two victims are still in hospital. One of the victims is still in critical condition, but the other victim was interviewed during the weekend.

“Interviews conducted over the weekend revealed that after the incident, the suspect selected his route randomly. According to current information, the suspect is not believed to have threatened anyone with a gun after leaving Viertola school,” Särkkä added.

Bullying, the motive given earlier, is a very subjective and personal experience. Police are still working hard to find out why the incident took place.

“According to information received to the criminal investigation, the school staff acted in an exemplary and responsible manner at the time of the incident,” Särkkä said.

A student of a school in Vantaa was killed and two others were critically injured when another student of the school attacked them with firearm on April 2.

Earlier on April 3, police said that bullying seemed to be the motive for the school shooting.