RantCrush Top 5: January 19, 2017

A 15-year-old gunman opened fire inside a classroom in a bilingual private school, Colegio Americano del Noreste, in Monterrey, Mexico, yesterday. He injured three students and one teacher before shooting himself. He later died at the hospital. All the victims were shot in the head and are in “extremely serious condition.” His motive remains unknown. Mass shootings are unusual in Mexico, and the nation remains in shock.

Mass shooting at a school in northern Mexico; 5 injured. First time it happens in Monterrey, very rare kind of attack in Mexico, unlike US.

— KarlaZabs (@karlazabs) January 18, 2017

Footage from the surveillance cameras in the classroom has been circulating on social media, which government security spokesman Aldo Fasci condemned because it shows children being shot. He said that this situation “is happening everywhere.” He added, “the children have access to the internet. This has happened in other countries.” Mexican schools used to have a system for checking bags at entrances but have ended that practice. “There was a reason why book bags were checked. I think we are going to have to start doing it again,” Fasci said.

Emma Von Zeipel

Emma Von Zeipel is a staff writer at Law Street Media. She is originally from one of the islands of Stockholm, Sweden. After working for Democratic Voice of Burma in Thailand, she ended up in New York City. She has a BA in journalism from Stockholm University and is passionate about human rights, good books, horses, and European chocolate. Contact Emma at EVonZeipel@LawStreetMedia.com.