MOSCOW (AP) — A gunman opened hearth in a faculty in central Russia on Monday, killing 15 individuals and wounding 24 others earlier than capturing himself useless, authorities mentioned.
The capturing befell in College No. 88 in Izhevsk, a metropolis 960 kilometers (600 miles) east of Moscow within the Udmurtia area.
Russia’s Investigative Committee recognized the gunman as 34-year-old Artyom Kazantsev, a graduate of the identical faculty, and mentioned he was carrying a black t-shirt bearing “Nazi symbols.” No particulars about his motives have been launched.
The Committee mentioned 15 individuals, together with 11 kids, had been killed within the capturing, and 24 different individuals, together with 22 kids, had been wounded within the assault.
The governor of Udmurtia, Alexander Brechalov, mentioned the gunman, who he mentioned was registered as a affected person at a psychiatric facility, killed himself after the assault.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov described the capturing as “a terrorist act” and mentioned Russian President Vladimir Putin has given all the required orders to the related authorities.
“President Putin deeply mourns deaths of individuals and youngsters within the faculty, the place a terrorist act befell,” Peskov instructed reporters Monday.
The college educates kids between grades one and 11. It has been evacuated and the realm round it has been cordoned off, the governor mentioned.
Russia’s Nationwide Guard mentioned Kazantsev used two non-lethal handguns tailored to fireplace actual bullets. The weapons weren't registered with the authorities.
A prison probe into the incident has been launched on fees of a number of homicide and unlawful possession of firearms.
Izhevsk, a metropolis of 640,000, is situated west of the Ural mountains in central Russia.