Shooting at Perm State University, several deaths

20 September 2021


An armed young man opened fire with an assault rifle on the campus of Perm State National Research University (PSNRU), after which he continued shooting in the eighth academic building.


According to preliminary data, eight people were killed and several were wounded, the IC reported.


An RIA Novosti source in the emergency services said that 19 people were injured, seven were hospitalized, one is in a serious condition, six are in moderate condition.


According to the Ministry of health, medical assistance is being provided to 24 patients, 19 of whom have gunshot wounds.


An airplane with medical equipment and a team of anesthesiologists, surgeons and trauma specialists was sent from Moscow to Perm.


The attacker was detained, he was wounded, he is a student of Perm State National Research University. "The investigation is collecting characterizing materials about him, all the circumstances of the incident are being established," said the official representative of the Investigative Committee Svetlana Petrenko.


The attacker obtained the weapon legally, a source in the region's emergency services told RIA Novosti.


"VKontakte" network deleted the post and blocked the page of the suspect. A criminal case for murder has been opened. All classes at the university have been canceled.


Cab drivers are taking students away from the scene of the shooting for free, the RIA Novosti correspondent reports.


Perm krai prosecutor Pavel Bukhtoyarov and governor Dmitry Makhonin went to the scene of the tragedy. On instructions from prime minister Mikhail Mishustin, Valery Falkov and Mikhail Murashko, heads of the Ministry of education and science and the Ministry of health, are also on their way to the city.


The authorities promised to help to the victims and their families. Vladimir Putin expressed his condolences in connection with the incident.

 

 

GSV "Russia - Islamic World"

Photo: Maxim Rozhko / TASS

Based on materials from RIA Novosti