Izhevsk, Russia- Nine people have been killed at School No.88, Russia’s Investigative Committee has stated.
The incident which took place on Monday also saw 20 others being injured. Footage from the scene showed students and teachers running from the building, as well as victims being carried to ambulances on stretchers.
Police have since discovered the body of the attacker, who they apparently said died by suicide.
“Nine people were killed because of this crime, including two security guards of the educational institution and two teachers, as well as five minors. The attacker committed suicide.
He was wearing a black top with Nazi symbols and a balaclava. His identity is currently being established,” read a statement from Russia’s Investigative Committee.
In the past three years, there have been at least 13 mass shootings in Russia, including a school shooting in Kazan in May 2021 that resulted in nine deaths and 23 casualties.
Meanwhile, local authorities have said that a chief recruitment officer was severely wounded after a man opened fire at a military recruitment center in the town of Ust-Ilimsk in the Irkutsk Region on Monday morning.
A video has allegedly captured the perpetrator shooting chief enlistment officer Aleksandr Eliseyev from point blank as the victim was delivering a speech before the recruits. The gunman then shouted, “Everybody out,” with all the people who were in the room rushing outside in a panic.
The attack was first confirmed by Irkutsk Region Governor Igor Kobzev, who wrote on Telegram that the wounded chief enlistment officer was placed in intensive care and was in critical condition citing that the Doctors are now fighting for his life.
In addition, the Governor said that he was ashamed that such a thing happens at a time when all of us must stand united and announce additional security measures in the region.
However, the national guard has since cited that the suspect tried fleeing the scene, but was detained by its troops. A sawed-off gun was seized from him but the man hasn’t been registered as the owner of the weapon.
The attacker has been identified as a 25-year-old local man and criminal cases of attempted murder of a law enforcement officer and illegal possession of arms have been launched against him.
Motives for the attack are currently being established but some local media outlets claimed the attacker was one of the recruits called up as part of the partial mobilization.
Last week, President Vladimir Putin, announced a partial mobilization that will see 300 000 reservists being drafted to aid in the conflict against Ukraine.
