German teen targeted females, say police

A 17-year-old gunned down students at his former high school – some of whom died with their pencils still in hand – in a spree that ended with 15 dead before he took his own life, German authorities said.

There was no immediate indication of motive, but the gunman’s victims were primarily female: eight of nine students killed were girls, and all three teachers were women. Three men were killed later as the suspect fled the scene in Stuttgart.