Bryansk school shooting

Coordinates: 53°17′42″N 34°18′54″E / 53.2951°N 34.3149°E / 53.2951; 34.3149
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Bryansk school shooting
Part of mass shootings in Russia
Bryansk is located in European Russia
Bryansk
Bryansk
Bryansk (European Russia)
LocationBryansk, Bezhitsa City District, Moskovsky microdistrict, Gymnasium No. 5
Coordinates53°17′42″N 34°18′54″E / 53.2951°N 34.3149°E / 53.2951; 34.3149
DateDecember 7, 2023
WeaponBekas-3 shotgun
Deaths2 (including the suspect)
Injured
5
PerpetratorAlina Afanaskina
MotiveUnknown

On December 7, 2023, a mass shooting happened at the Bryansk school in Bryansk, Russia. One student was killed and five others were badly hurt before the shooter killed herself. The shooter was 14-year-old Alina Afanaskina.[1][2]

References[change | change source]

  1. "Russia school shooting: Teenage girl kills classmate and herself". BBC. 7 December 2023. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  2. "Стрельба в гимназии в Брянске 7 декабря 2023: причины, последние новости, видео". Комсомольская правда (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2023-12-10. Retrieved 2023-12-24.