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“At around 11 pm (local and Lithuanian time) an unknown person entered the territory of the Perm State University campus” and began shooting with a “traumatic weapon”, according to a university report published on social media.
The leadership of the state university in the industrial city of Perm, more than 1,100 kilometers east of Moscow, said the attacker had been “killed.” At that time, the National Guard reported that the shooter had been detained. A Russian investigation committee said the suspect was injured during his arrest.
A regional division of the Health Ministry previously said that more than 10 people were injured in total, including those who were injured by jumping out of building windows. At least six victims are reportedly in serious condition.
The university management later reported that the number of wounded had risen to 19.
The incident was reported at 11am local time (9am Lithuanian). The university management asked people from the school complex to evacuate or lock themselves up.
“The identity of the suspect has been established. He resisted and was injured during his detention, “the inquiry commission report said.
A committee investigating serious crimes launched an investigation into the murder after the incident.
Earlier, the Interfax news agency quoted an emergency service source as saying that the shooting in the industrial city of Perm, more than 1,100 kilometers east of Moscow, had killed and injured people.
“An unknown person entered the territory of the Perm State University and set fire to students and teachers. There are dead and wounded, ”said the source.
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All the lectures were canceled, according to the direction of the university. Students and teachers were encouraged to close classrooms and classrooms or evacuate.
Another informed source later told Interfax that the alleged attacker had been killed.
“During the shooting, the attacker was killed with retaliatory fire,” an agency spokesman said.
Videos posted on social media show terrified students jumping out of windows.
On the university account, VKontakte urged students to close the auditoriums and not go anywhere.
RBK, based on the sources of the Ministry of the Interior, reports that the shooter is 18 years old. Timur Bekmansurov.
There is a new shooter in Perm. According to preliminary data, there are victims. pic.twitter.com/pY4Npl1jvy
– 🌎Jade (@nefritovy) September 20, 2021
According to the commission of inquiry, the shootings were organized by a university student. Before the shootings, he posted on social media asking not to consider his actions an act of terrorism and stating that he did not belong to any extremist organization.
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