Kauhajoki Victims Released to Families
Image: YLE
The bodies of the school shooting victims are being handed over to the families following the conclusion of forensic autopsies, reports the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI).
Analyses of samples collected at the crime scene are still underway.
Authorities have made individual arrangements with each family concerning the release of the bodies from police custody.
Some 200 shots were fired inside the school building, finds information obtained so far by police.
All victims died of gunshot wounds. The victims, all adults, were born between 1957 and 1988.
YLE, NBI