MOSCOW (Reuters) – A gunman with a swastika on his shirt killed 13 people, including seven children, and wounded more than 20 at a Russian school on Monday before committing suicide, investigators said.
The identity of the attacker and the motive for the shooting in Izhevsk, about 970 kilometers east of Moscow, have not been made clear.
Russia’s Investigative Committee, which deals with serious crimes, said the gunman was wearing a balaclava. The agency released a short video showing his body lying on the floor of a classroom with overturned furniture and papers scattered on the floor. He was dressed all in black, with a red swastika in a circle drawn on his shirt.
The committee said the six adult victims included teachers and security, adding that 21 people, including 14 children, were injured.
According to the Tass news agency, investigators said the attacker was armed with two pistols and a large supply of ammunition.
Russia has seen several school shootings in recent years.
In May 2021, a teenage gunman killed seven children and two adults in the city of Kazan. In April 2022, a gunman killed two children and a teacher at a kindergarten in the Ulyanovsk region before committing suicide.
(Report by Reuters)
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