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Izhevsk school shooting

Coordinates: 56°52′06.7″N 53°12′19.4″E / 56.868528°N 53.205389°E / 56.868528; 53.205389
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Izhevsk school shooting
Shrine for the victims in Alushta
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LocationPushkinskaya Ulitsa, 285, Izhevsk, Udmurtia, Russia, 426011[1]
Coordinates56°52′06.7″N 53°12′19.4″E / 56.868528°N 53.205389°E / 56.868528; 53.205389
Date26 September 2022
Attack type
School shooting, mass shooting, murder–suicide
WeaponsTwo Makarov pistols
Deaths19 (including the perpetrator)
Injured
23
PerpetratorArtyom Kazantsev

On 26 September 2022, a mass shooting happened at a school in Izhevsk, Udmurtia, in west-central Russia.[2] Eighteen people were killed, and 23 others were wounded. The gunman, Artyom Kazantsev, committed suicide.[3][4]

References

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  1. Очевидцы сообщают о стрельбе в школе №88 в Ижевске. Kommersant (in Russian). 26 September 2022. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  2. "Deadly gun attack at Russian school". BBC News. 2022-09-26. Retrieved 2022-09-26.
  3. "Swastika-wearing gunman kills 13 at Russian school". Reuters. 2022-09-26. Retrieved 2022-09-26.
  4. Thomas, Merlyn (26 September 2022). "Deadly gun attack at Russian school". BBC News. Retrieved 26 September 2022.