Finnish school killer dies at hospital: doctor

HELSINKI (Reuters) - A pupil who killed eight people on Wednesday in a school shooting in southern Finland and turned the gun on himself has died at the hospital, the head of the medical response team said.

"I can confirm he died of brain injury. The number of fatalities in now at nine," Dr. Eero Hirvensalo told Reuters, adding the toll would not rise further as the other injuries were minor.

(Reporting by Agnieszka Flak)