Journal #17 Jokela school shooting

At approximately 12 p.m. local time a student opened fire at the Jokela School Centre. Some of the students smashed windows in order to get out and heavily armed police soon surrounded the school. At least eight people were reported having been killed by the gunman. Seven of the victims were students, five male and two female. The eighth victim was the school's headmaster. It is believed that the weapon used, and described in media as a "small-calibre handgun". Three more people suffered gunshot wounds and an unspecified number of people were injured by shattering glass.