Kazan school shooting
| Kazan school shooting | |
|---|---|
 Prepetrator Ilnaz Galyaviev before the shooting began | |
| Location | Jaudata Faizi Street, 8, Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia |
| Date | May 11, 2021 |
Attack type | School shooting |
| Weapons | Hatsan Escort PS Guard semi-automatic shotgun (12-gauge) Improvised explosive device |
| Deaths | 9 |
Injured | 23 |
| Perpetrator | Ilnaz Galyaviev |
| Sentence | Life imprisonment |
On 11 May 2021, a school shooting and bombing happened in Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia.[1] Nine people (seven students and two teachers) were killed.[2] There were 23 people injured.
The shooter, is Ilnaz Galyaviev,[3] and he pleaded guilty to the murder of two or more persons on 12 May and is being detained until 11 July.[4]
President Vladimir Putin ordered the government to tighten the country's gun laws.[5]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "Several children killed in Russia school shooting". Al Jazeera English. 11 May 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
- ↑ Власти Татарстана сообщили о восьми погибших при стрельбе в казанской школе. TASS (in Russian). Retrieved 11 May 2021.
- ↑ "Source: the one who organized the shooting at the Kazan school graduated from the educational institution four years ago". TASS (in Russian). 11 May 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
- ↑ Напавший на школу в Казани арестован. Interfax (in Russian). 2021-05-12. Retrieved 2021-05-12.
- ↑ Комитет Госдумы одобрил ужесточение правил выдачи лицензий на оружие. Kommersant (in Russian). 2021-05-12. Retrieved 2021-05-12.
