Greek kills himself after shooting 3 men

Published: April 10, 2009 at 9:07 AM

ATHENS, Greece, April 10 (UPI) -- A student killed himself Friday after shooting a fellow student at a college and two workers at a construction site in Athens, Greece, authorities said.

Police said the gunman had left a letter complaining that his fellow students were ridiculing him.

Shootings have been rare in Greek schools, the BBC reported.

The 19-year-old gunman entered the school with two pistols and fired at least three shots at the other student, who was taken to a hospital with serious injuries.

The gunman left the school and shot the two workers before firing a bullet into his own head, police said.

The gunman died in a hospital.

The workers suffered light injuries, police said.

© 2009 United Press International, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Any reproduction, republication, redistribution and/or modification of any UPI content is expressly prohibited without UPI's prior written consent.

Order reprints




Additional News Stories
Texas evidence barred from Ariz. trial (9 min)
Alaska mulls new ethics rules post-Palin (10 min)
Md. report optimistic about wind power (12 min)
Modified egg plant held off in India (16 min)
NBA: Utah 109, LA Clippers 99 (25 min)
NBA: Oklahoma City 89, Portland 77 (32 min)
2 alleged drug gangsters, 5 cops arrested (44 min)
fark
Illegal immigration dropped 7 percent last year on news that US sucks almost as much as Mexico these...
Thanks to union contracts, a Madison Wisconsin bus driver earned $159,258 last year. Step to the...
Woman charged with impersonation. Of Jabba The Hutt, apparently
Georgia man arrested with $1.6 billion in phony Treasury notes. Authorities became suspicious upon...
If you're 62 years old, you shouldn't go sledding. But if you do, don't strap a homemade rocket...
You know how you have to break in to a store because all of the doors are locked? The same rules...