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Mass shooting took place in a Russian school: 8 dead, dozens of wounded

An armed attack was committed against gymnasium No. 175 in Kazan. At least eight people were killed, a 19-year-old teenager was detained, reports DW.

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In Kazan, as a result of the shooting at gymnasium No. 175 on Tuesday, May 11, seven students and a teacher were killed and at least 20 more people were injured. A 19-year-old teenager attacked the school and was detained. The Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation opened a criminal case under article of murder. May 12 has been declared a day of mourning in Tatarstan. The time indicated in this article is Moscow.

At 10:14, news agencies wrote that two unknown men with weapons entered school No. 175 and opened fire. RIA Novosti, citing emergency services, reports that after the shooting, an explosion occurred in the school building. Local authorities later reported that there was only one shooter.

The school building was cordoned off by Russian Guard soldiers. As of 10:40, dozens of ambulances and police cars arrived at the scene. Some of the schoolchildren were on the street at that time, however, according to eyewitnesses, there could still be people in the school. There was a rescue ladder near the school building that leads to the third floor. The President of Tatarstan, Rustam Minnikhanov, went to the site, a government representative told reporters.

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As of 11:15, among the dead were seven eighth-graders and one teacher. During the tragedy on the third floor, four boys and three girls died. Eight school students aged 9 to 15 years are in serious condition, reports the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation. The remaining victims are in a moderate condition, among them are students aged 7 to 9 years, as well as a 50-year-old woman and a 62-year-old man, the age of another victim is being clarified. A total of 21 people were injured.

According to the Baza publication, the name of the shooter is Ilnaz Galyaviev, he is 19 years old and graduated from school four years ago. During his arrest, he said that he had planted a bomb at his registration address, Baza further reports. The house was evacuated, it did not explode. Later, the shooter’s alleged accomplice, Mukhamedshin Ramil, 41 years old, was detained, Tatar media write.

19-year-old detainee Ilnaz Galyaviev studied at a college at the Tatar Institute for Business Promotion (TISBI), but was expelled in April due to academic debt, the TISBI press service told Interfax. Galyaviev was a “quiet and non-conflict student”, “he was always neat and calm, and treated his fellow students and teachers with respect,” said a university representative.

The young man who opened fire received permission to possess a Hatsan escort PS shotgun on April 28. Deputy Alexander Khinshtein spoke about this in his Telegram channel. The school attacker received a hunting license on February 16 and two months later registered a Turkish-made smoothbore shotgun Hatsan escort, Interfax reports, citing an informed source. According to him, Vladislav Roslyakov fired from the same weapon during an attack on a technical college in Kerch, committed in 2018. Then 21 people died.

Khinshtein also said that there was no security at the school, only an alarm button was installed, so the first to arrive on the scene were employees of the National Guard. The gymnasium was previously guarded by a private security company, but during the coronavirus pandemic, parents of schoolchildren refused the services of security guards, writes the Tatar publication Business Online, citing its own source.

The publication Mash published a video from surveillance cameras, which shows that the shooter surrendered himself - he left the school building with his hands raised and knelt down. A 15-year-old student of gymnasium No. 175 told Mash that during class the teacher came into the classroom and said, that people with weapons entered the building, and the director announced over the loudspeaker that everyone should lock themselves in the classrooms and not leave. Then 13-15 shots were heard, after a while the police knocked on the door and took the students out.

The gymnasium watchwoman was the first to block the path of the arriving shooter, resisted him and managed to press the panic button. According to Khinshtein, the Tatarstan authorities intend to “present this brave woman for a reward.” According to media reports, the watchwoman was wounded.

A criminal case has been opened on the fact of the attack on the gymnasium under the article on murder, according to the Investigative Committee of Russia (TFR). Russian President Vladimir Putin returned to Moscow from Sochi in connection with the tragedy in Kazan and during the day will continue contacts with the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Education, the government and the heads of the special services. The tragedy will become a pretext for analyzing the effectiveness of security measures in Russian educational institutions.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin instructed the head of the Russian Guard, Viktor Zolotov, to urgently work out a new regulation on the types of weapons allowed for civilian circulation, press secretary Dmitry Peskov said. He explained that Putin gave the order “taking into account the type of small arms that the shooter used.”

Tatarstan will conduct a “comprehensive check” of all gun owners. The families of those killed in the tragedy will receive 1 million rubles (about $13), while payments for victims will amount to 500 thousand ($400) for severe and moderate injuries and 5400 thousand ($200) for mild injuries.

The head of Tatarstan, Rustam Minnikhanov, on his Instagram and Twitter pages, expressed condolences to the families of the victims and promised to keep the situation under personal control. May 12 is declared a day of mourning in Tatarstan.

A TASS agency source in law enforcement agencies said that the motive for the attack on the gymnasium could have been “revenge and hatred.” He did not elaborate.

Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin and St. Petersburg Governor Alexander Beglov expressed condolences to the families of the victims and wished a speedy recovery to the victims of the tragedy in Kazan. Residents of Moscow and St. Petersburg organized spontaneous memorials near the buildings of the permanent mission of Tatarstan, where people bring toys, flowers and light candles.

The European Union expressed its condolences to the relatives and friends of the victims of the shooting in the Kazan gymnasium. Brussels wished a speedy recovery to all victims, the EU press service said in a statement.

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