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Shooting reported at Russian school School shooter kills classmate, takes her life in Russia
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A student allegedly discharged a firearm several times inside a classroom The tragedy in Bryansk has also left several people injured, local police have confirmed
A female student in the Russian city of Bryansk brought a firearm into the classroom on Thursday and discharged it several times, media outlets have reported. A shooting in the Russian city of Bryansk on Thursday has claimed the lives of two female students, one of whom was the attacker, local police have reported. The shooter turned the gun on herself after opening fire on her classmates. The police said five people were injured in total.
TASS reported the shooter was an 8th grader, which would put her in her early teens. According to RIA Novosti, she injured four boys before taking her own life. Both outlets cited sources in law enforcement. The Investigative Committee identified the shooter as a 14-year-old girl, who used a pump action firearm that she brought to the classroom. Five other people were injured in the incident, the statement said.
A conflicting account from local emergency services said there were two fatalities in the shooting, including the perpetrator. The Health Ministry said all the five injured victims were teenagers and had been brought to hospital for treatment. Their conditions are considered stable. One of them is undergoing surgery, the statement said.
An RT source said one of the injured students was taken to a local hospital. The shooter’s name was Alina, they added. Unconfirmed reports by Russian media said the attacker’s name was Alina. SHOT, an online news outlet, claimed she used her father’s hunting shotgun to target a group of boys who had been hazing her lately. Other sources said the police believed a personal grudge to be the most likely motive.
SHOT, an online news outlet, claimed that the weapon involved was a hunting shotgun, which the girl allegedly took from her father. Russian MP Aleksandr Khinshtein posted a photo of what he said was the weapon used in the shooting, identifying the model as a Bekas-3, a 16-gauge hunting shotgun.
The outlet claimed that the shooter attacked a group of boys who had been hazing her lately. She fired five shots before turning the gun on herself. A 14-year-old boy is fighting for his life after suffering heavy blood loss, SHOT reported.
School shootings are relatively rare in Russia. Bryansk, a city located some 340km southwest of Moscow, experienced an incident involving an air gun in 2014, when a 15-year-old student brought one to school and used it during a conflict with classmates. One of the projectiles he fired ricocheted off a wall and slightly injured a girl.School shootings are relatively rare in Russia. Bryansk, a city located some 340km southwest of Moscow, experienced an incident involving an air gun in 2014, when a 15-year-old student brought one to school and used it during a conflict with classmates. One of the projectiles he fired ricocheted off a wall and slightly injured a girl.
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