According to Russian authorities, the death toll has continued to rise after a school shooting. The alleged perpetrator broke into the school beforehand.
Update from September 27, 10:08 a.m .: The deadly shots at a school in the Russian city of Izhevsk claimed at least 17 lives. This was announced by the authorities in the Udmurt Republic. Two other people died from their injuries. Three of the injured are at risk of death, said Russian Health Minister Mikhail Murashko on Tuesday. 15 injured, including 13 children, were to be flown to the Russian capital for treatment, he said. In all, more than 20 people were injured.
School shooting: 17 fatalities
On Monday, a 34-year-old ex-student attacked the school and shot students, teachers and security guards. According to the authorities, the man killed himself. The perpetrator, who according to the authorities had mental problems, is said to have shot himself with two Makarov pistols. Investigations began into the background of the crime in the city around 1200 kilometers east of Moscow. Chief investigator Alexander Bastrykin said of the perpetrator: “He was wearing a black T-shirt with Nazi symbols and a balaclava. He had no documents with him.” Investigators also released a photo showing a swastika.
Update from September 26, 5:48 p.m .: A shooter classified by the Kremlin as a suspected neo-fascist killed several people in a Russian school on Monday. The death toll was revised upwards during the day. Initially, there was talk of 13 fatalities, according to the Russian investigative committee on Monday afternoon, 15 people died, including eleven children. 24 other people, including 22 children, were injured in the gun attack on Monday in Izhevsk. The alleged shooter was based on the preliminary findings of the investigators in the school itself. Russia’s head of state Vladimir Putin spoke of a “terrorist attack”.
Vladimir Putin condemns school shooting as ‘inhuman terrorist attack’
Update from September 26, 1:04 p.m .: The Russian head of state Vladimir Putin has condemned the firearm attack on a school in Russia with at least 13 dead as an “inhuman terrorist attack”. “President Putin mourns the deaths of adults and children at a school where there was a terrorist attack by a person who appears to belong to a neo-fascist group,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in Moscow on Monday. “The President wishes a speedy recovery to those injured in this inhumane terrorist attack.”
Kremlin describes bloody deed in school as “terrorist act”
The attack on the school in the city of Izhevsk (1,200 kilometers east of Moscow) is said to have killed 13 people. Among them are seven children and six adults, according to the authorities. The perpetrator killed himself, it was said.
In the afternoon, the investigators also named the man’s identity, saying it was a 34-year-old who was once a student there. Kremlin spokesman Peskov said he “appeared to belong to a neo-fascist organization or group.” Investigators said the man was wearing a black T-shirt with Nazi symbols and a balaclava.
Putin has already spoken to the regional leadership and members of the government, who should take care of the injured, Peskov said. According to authorities, 21 were injured, including 14 students. The Ministry of Civil Defense flies doctors, psychologists and other specialists to the Udmurtia region. According to official information, 982 students study at school number 88 with around 80 teachers.
Shots in Russia: unknown person breaks into school – at least 13 dead and numerous injured
Update, 11:45 a.m .: The number of fatalities reported in shootings in a Russian school rose to 13 on Monday. This was announced by the national investigative committee in new information, including 7 children and 7 adults. Nine deaths had previously been reported, including at least two teachers and two security guards. The investigative authority confirmed that there were 21 injured, including 14 children and 6 adults.
Original message: Ischewsk – According to the authorities, a deadly attack occurred in a school in Russia on Monday. According to current knowledge, nine people died in the rampage in the city of Izhevsk, including five children. The national investigative committee spoke of nine dead, including five children, two teachers and two security guards. The Interior Ministry of the Udmurt Republic had previously spoken of six dead and 20 injured.
Shots in Russia: unknown person breaks into school – at least 9 fatalities and numerous injuries
“In Udmurtia today there was a tragedy in Izhevsk at school 88. A person who has not yet been identified broke into the school and killed a security guard, that is already known,” Governor Alexander Brechalov said shortly after the crime. “There are child casualties and injuries,” he said. The background of the attack in the school is initially unknown. The alleged perpetrator killed himself shortly thereafter. This was confirmed by the region’s Ministry of the Interior.
In Russia there have already been multiple rampages at educational institutions with many dead and injured. Last year, a killing spree at a university in Russia caused fatalities, with young people jumping out of windows in panic.
