Kazan school shooting
Kazan school shooting | |
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Location | Jaudata Faizi Street, 8, Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia |
Coordinates | 55°47′35″N 49°13′29″E / 55.79306°N 49.22472°ECoordinates: 55°47′35″N 49°13′29″E / 55.79306°N 49.22472°E |
Date | 11 May 2021 9:19 a.m. - 9:33 a.m. |
Target | School |
Attack type | Mass shooting, mass murder, school shooting, school bombing |
Weapons |
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Deaths | 9[1] |
Injured | 23[2] |
Perpetrator | Ilnaz Galyaviev[3] |
Motive | Perpetrator's desire to demonstrate his exclusivity and superiority[4] |
Verdict | Pleaded guilty |
Convictions | Murder of two or more persons
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Sentence | Awaiting sentencing |
On 11 May 2021, a mass school shooting occurred in Kazan, Tatarstan, in the western part of Russia,[5] and a bomb was detonated. Nine people (seven 8th-grade students and two teachers) were murdered,[1][6] and 23 others were injured.[2] The 19-year-old shooter, Ilnaz Galyaviev, was identified as a former student.[7] He pleaded guilty to the murder of two or more persons on 12 May and is being detained.[3][8]
Events[]
The mass shooting occurred at Gymnasia No. 175 (Russian: Гимназия № 175), a school in Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia, which had 714 students and 70 employees present at the time.[9] Before the shooting, Ilnaz Galyaviev had visited the school unarmed, but was not allowed in.[10] At 9:19 a.m. MSK (6:19 UTC),[11] Galyaviev was stopped at the main entrance by a security system requiring a card.[12][13] Galyaviev opened fire when the person on guard attempted to stop him from entering. The wounded guard managed to press a panic button at 9:25, triggering an alarm in the school and alerting law enforcement.[9][10][12] The alarm alerted teachers in the building, allowing them to lock down their classrooms.[14] A radio communication was also sent out in the building, calling for teachers to close their classrooms.[15]
Next, Galyaviev moved to different classrooms, which were closed due to the radio announcement, and shot at people in the halls, killing a teacher.[4][10] He shot at another female student, missing. Galyaviev then set off an improvised explosive device near the first-floor English-language room before moving to the second floor, reloading his weapon in a bathroom.[4][13][16][17] Galyaviev then moved to the third floor, going into classroom 310 and killing seven students and a second teacher, and wounding a third.[18] Up to 17 shots were fired during the shooting.[3][4] Galyaviev then moved to different classrooms on the third floor, all of which were locked.[10] Galyaviev, now having run out of ammunition, attempted to leave the school, just as law enforcement arrived at 9:33.[10][11] The school was evacuated within twenty minutes.[13]
Video footage inside and outside the school was posted to social media; it appeared to show students using classroom windows to escape, school corridors littered with personal belongings, and a man detained by police.[19]
Firefighters rescued 23 people on the third floor of the school.[12]
Victims[]
Nine people were killed during the shooting: seven were eighth-grade students[9] and two were teachers.[1] One of the teachers, , gave her life while covering children from the shots.[20] Two students died from injuries sustained from jumping from third-floor windows in order to escape Galyaviev.[11][21] One student of the school committed suicide in the aftermath of the shooting.[22][23]
The injured were 20 students ranging from 7 to 15 years old and three adults.[2] At least seven wounded students were hospitalized with gunshot wounds.[24] A Ministry of Emergency Situations Ilyushin Il-76 transported nine injured, including five students, from Kazan to Zhukovsky. After landing, the injured were transferred in ambulances to Moscow.[25][26] One student was put on an artificial ventilator after surgery.[27]
Perpetrator[]
Ilnaz Renatovich Galyaviev (Tatar: Илназ Галәвиев; Russian: Ильназ Ренатович Галявиев; born 11 September 2001),[28] a 19-year-old resident of Kazan, was detained.[29] Galyaviev graduated from Gymnasia No. 175 in 2018[13][28][30] and was expelled from the University of TISBI, a management academy in Kazan, in April 2021.[28] He had no previous criminal record.[31] On the morning of the shooting, Galyaviev posted a photo on Telegram of himself in a face mask with the word 'God' in Russian written on it, captioned, "Today I will kill a huge amount of biowaste and shoot myself."[28][32]
Galyaviev had planned for the shooting to take place on 6 May. However, a non-working day was declared by President Putin, which closed the school until 11 May.[4]
A psychological and psychiatric mental evaluation of Galyaviev is planned which will take at least two months.[33] Galyaviev had previously sought mental health treatment and testing revealed some cerebral atrophy a year before the shooting,[3] though he was not registered with a psychiatrist.[34] Relatives had also noticed an increase in Galyaviev's aggressive behavior.[35] However, while in court on 12 May, Galyaviev denied having any serious illnesses.[36]
The Hatsan Escort PS Guard semi-automatic shotgun reportedly used by Galyaviev was officially registered on 14 April, two days after Galyaviev received a permit to carry weapons. In addition, Galyaviev researched bomb recipes on the Internet. He made two bombs, leaving one in his apartment and bringing the second to the school.[10]
While in custody, Galyaviev said he planted a bomb at his registered address.[9] However, during a search of the location, no explosives were found, and evidence was taken.[10][12][37] When he was sitting in police car, Galyaviev attempted to commit suicide by biting an artery on his left arm, but was stopped by law enforcement.[38]
Legal proceedings[]
On 12 May, Galyaviev pleaded guilty to the murder of two or more persons (Criminal Code of Russia, Article 105, Part 2), which carries a sentence of life imprisonment.[3] He was also taken into detention until 11 July.[33][35] On 21 July, mass media reported that he was declared insane, but the Investigative Committee of Russia refuted this information; officially his examination will be finished by 26 July.[39]
Aftermath[]
All second-shift classes in Kazan were cancelled,[13] and the entrances to Kazan schools were restricted.[40] Several schools in Moscow were searched with dogs, although nothing was found.[41] All students who attend Gymnasia No. 175 are planned to return to school on 17 May in neighboring schools while the school undergoes repairs.[42] After their arrival at the school, a counter-terrorism operation (CTO) regime was established. It was later removed at 15:47.[29] In addition, 12 May was declared a day of mourning. Cultural and entertainment events were cancelled for 11 and 12 May.[12]
Tatarstan authorities sent a 1 million rubles (US$15447) payment to each family of the deceased.[43][44] Six victims with major bodily harm have received 400 thousand rubles (US$6179) each,[43] with plans to send payments of between 200–400 thousand rubles to more families of the injured.[45] In addition, the Russian Red Cross Society raised 62,777,390 rubles (US$969719) for the victims of the shooting.[46]
Gun control proposals[]
President Vladimir Putin expressed condolences to the relatives of the victims and ordered the government to tighten the country's gun laws.[21] Vasily Piskarev, chairman of the State Duma Committee on Security and Anti-Corruption, said a draft bill for tougher restrictions on obtaining a gun license would be considered on 12 May by a working group and that the bill could be considered in the first reading by the State Duma on 18 May.[29] The bill, which was submitted to the State Duma in December 2020, prohibits citizens with two or more convictions, or citizens who have been caught drunk driving, from receiving a license to own weapons.[47]
Secretary of the General Council of United Russia, Andrey Turchak, stressed the need to toughen legislation on gun trafficking and find better approaches to protect schools.[48] State Duma Chairman Vyacheslav Volodin expressed the need for a procedure to prevent unstable citizens from obtaining weapons. He also expressed the need for tougher responsibility on those who distribute false certificates to obtain weapons.[49]
Human Rights Ombudsman Tatyana Moskalkova proposed raising the age to obtain a weapon to 21.[29]
Director of the National Guard of Russia, Viktor Zolotov, proposed a mandatory psychological test when receiving a permit for a firearm. He also proposed raising the age to obtain a permit to 21.[50]
Other legislation[]
Volodin said the shooting introduced the need to discuss anonymity on the internet in order to reduce extremist and violent content.[49]
See also[]
- Kerch Polytechnic College massacre
- Perm State University shooting
- List of mass shootings in Russia
- List of massacres in Russia
- List of school massacres by death toll
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