France charges teen shooter citing revenge for bullying in school

This is where investigators questioned a 14-year-old suspect, trying to understand what could have led him to bring a hunting rifle to school in a guitar case and open fire, wounding a headmaster and a teacher. Under questioning, the teen told investigators he wanted revenge on school staff and that he had been humiliated and bullied by his classmates. He also expressed remorse. Prosecutors say early findings suggest the young suspect was active online with a group called the True Crime Community, or TCC, a forum accused of glorifying mass killings, particularly in the U.S. On social media, the young man allegedly posted this photo, flashing a hand signal to announce an imminent attack. We recently spoke to an expert at France's domestic intelligence agency, who said certain online posts are meant to incite violence. A manifesto is meant to get other people to follow in your footsteps. So the author takes his own frustration, his own unhappiness, and turns it into something almost political. Outside the suspect's school near Marseille, his classmates told us they saw no warning signs. We could have never imagined he'd do something like that. Maybe he really wasn't doing well and we didn't see it. I really don't know. Prosecutors say the 14-year-old has admitted to the shooting, but denies that he, quote, wanted to kill.