Russia school mass shooting kills 9, injures 20; all details you need to know

An unidentified shooter entered a school in Izhevsk and killed the two security guards at the gate. Then, the shooter mass fired in the school and killed two teachers and five students. After the mass shooting, the gunman killed himself.

The police discovered the gunman’s body at the school. Police are currently trying to verify the identity of the shooter.

The footage was shared on various social media platforms that showed children cowering in their classrooms as the gunman stormed the school. Accompanied are a few images of the police arriving at the scene and wounded children and people being carried away in stretchers.

The Governor, Alexander Brechalov, said many children were wounded among the victims. After the police’s arrival, the school was immediately evacuated and shut down.

Two Mass Shootings in one day in Izhevsk

A person opened fire at the Recruitment Office amid the high tension of President Putin’s forced mobilization of men for war in Ukraine. As confirmed by the local governor, a recruitment officer at the enlistment officer was severely injured.

A video was circulated on social media platforms where the shooter surrendered himself to the police. He is Ruslan Zinin, a 25-year-old citizen. Other videos showed that the man fired a shot in the Recruitment Office and after that, people fled desperately trying to save their lives. However, these videos were not verifiable.

FAQs What other mass shootings happened the same day as the school shooting in Russia?

• The first shooting occurred in Ust-Ilimsk in Irkutsk, a scantly populated area.
• The school mass shooting happened a couple of hours after another shooting in Izhevsk.
• The shooter opened fire at the Recruitment Office.
• People are Russia voicing out their disapproval of their President’s decision to be forcefully enlisted.
• People are also fleeing the border.

Where did the school shooting occur in Russia?

• The school in which the mass shooting happened is located in the Udmurtia region and has students from grades 1 to 12.
• This medium size city comprises approximately 640,000 people.
• It is located west of the Ural Mountains and about 596 miles east of Moscow.