Law Student Armed With Shotgun Kills at Least Six on a Russian Campus
Such mass shootings had been rare in Russia, but are becoming more common. Though the attack came soon after parliamentary elections over the weekend, there were no initial indications of a political motive.
MOSCOW — An 18-year-old law student wielding a pump-action shotgun went on a shooting spree on a Russian university campus on Monday, killing at least six people and wounding 19, according to state media, government officials and a university spokeswoman.
Video footage posted online showed panicked students jumping from the second story of a school building to try to escape. The gunman resisted arrest, but was later wounded and taken into custody, law enforcement officials told local media.
RIA Novosti, a state news agency, posted videos showing a slender man dressed in black clothing, a black helmet and carrying a gun. He was identified as a student at Perm State University, where the shooting took place, about 650 miles east of Moscow. Read More
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