A 14-year-old South Carolina boy shot and killed his father, then drove to a nearby elementary school, where he opened fire with a handgun, wounding two children and a teacher before being tackled by a firefighter who held him for police, authorities said Wednesday. The suspect, whose name has not been released, shot dead his 47-year-old father, then drove a pickup truck about three kilometres to Townville Elementary school, where he crashed into a fence surrounding the playground, authorities said. "We are heartbroken about this senseless act of violence," said Joanne Avery, superintendent of Anderson County School District 4. Townville Elementary had about 300 students in its pre-kindergarten to sixth-grade classrooms last year, according to its annual state report card last spring. South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley is due to meet with law enforcement officials in the area this evening, Jones said.

Source: CBC News September 28, 2016 19:57 UTC