Gunman kills 9 in Russian college capturing

A gunman killed 9 individuals, together with 5 youngsters, at a college in Russia on Monday earlier than committing suicide, investigators mentioned.

The motive for the capturing in Izhevsk, capital of the Udmurtia area about 970 km (600 miles) east of Moscow, was unclear.

Russia’s Investigative Committee, which handles main crimes, mentioned the gunman was sporting a balaclava and a black teeshirt with Nazi symbols. It mentioned his id had not but been established.

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The committee mentioned the opposite victims have been two academics and two safety guards. Information was nonetheless being gathered on the variety of individuals wounded.

Russia has seen a number of college shootings in recent times.

In May 2021, a teenage gunman killed seven youngsters and two adults within the metropolis of Kazan. In April 2022, an armed man killed two youngsters and a trainer at a kindergarten within the central Ulyanovsk area earlier than committing suicide.