This morning, April 14, a gunman opened fire in a school in Turkey, injuring several people.

At least seven people are said to have been hurt in the incident at Ahmet Koyuncu Vocational and Technical Anatolian High School in the Siverek district of Sanliurfa; some reports put the number as high as sixteen.

According to some reports, the gunman k!lled himself after taking some of the school’s students hostage.

Numerous Turkish publications have reported that students were seen fleeing the att@ck by jumping out of windows, while footage circulated online shows dozens of students fleeing the school.

Armed security forces along with police and medical crews were urgently called to the school. Security forces evacuated students amid the attack. 

Of those injured, four of them are teachers, ten students, one police officer, and one member of canteen staff. 

The gunmen reportedly opened fire after entering the school. 

Witness said the suspect appeared to be firing randomly in the grounds of the school before entering the main building. 

According to Turkiye Today, authorities were continuing efforts to neutralize the suspect while trying to persuade the person to surrender. 

It has now been confirmed that the suspect, believed to be 19-years-old, took his own life. 

The suspected shooter is reportedly a former student at the school. It has been speculated a hunting rifle or shotgun had been used by the suspect, according to some sources. 

Speaking to local media, Şanlıurfa Governor Hasan Şıldak confirmed that 16 people have been injured in the incident. 

He said: “We have 16 injured. Most of the injured are students. The attacker is a former student of our school, born in 2007. The attacker took his own life. We have evacuated the school. The incident is being investigated from all angles.” 

According to NTV Sanliurfa correspondent Kadir Celikcan, the suspect had been seen previously getting into an argument with a students and returned with a weapon.