Russia university shooting: 6 dead, 28 hurt after gunfire erupts on Perm campus
ByMichelle Ewing and Theresa Seiger, Cox Media Group National Content Desk
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Russia university shooting leaves multiple dead, dozens injured (NCD)
ByMichelle Ewing and Theresa Seiger, Cox Media Group National Content Desk
PERM, Russia — At least six people are dead and more than two dozen others are hurt after gunfire erupted at Russia’s Perm State University on Monday, authorities said.
Photos: Russian university shooting leaves 6 dead, 2 dozen hurt Police officers guard as students evacuate a building of the Perm university campus in Perm on September 20, 2021 following a shooting. (OLGA YUSHKOVA/AFP via Getty Images)
Photos: Russian university shooting leaves 6 dead, 2 dozen hurt In this grab taken from video, a group of students react and speak on their phones near the Perm State University in Perm, about 1,100 kilometers (700 miles) east of Moscow, Russia, Monday, Sept. 20, 2021. (AP Photo)
Photos: Russian university shooting leaves 6 dead, 2 dozen hurt Women react as students evacuate a building of the Perm university campus in Perm on September 20, 2021, following a shooting. (OLGA YUSHKOVA/AFP via Getty Images)
Photos: Russian university shooting leaves 6 dead, 2 dozen hurt People stand behind the fence near the Perm State University with the a Posguardia (National Guardia) on the left, in Perm, Russia, Monday, Sept. 20, 2021. (AP Photo/Anastasia Yakovleva)
Photos: Russian university shooting leaves 6 dead, 2 dozen hurt Police officers guard as students evacuate a building of the Perm university campus in Perm on September 20, 2021 following a shooting. - A student opened fire on a university campus in central Russia on September 20, 2021 killing at least six people, investigators said, in the second mass shooting at an education facility this year. (OLGA YUSHKOVA/AFP via Getty Images)
Photos: Russian university shooting leaves 6 dead, 2 dozen hurt Students look on, near the Perm State University in Perm, about 1,100 kilometers (700 miles) east of Moscow, Russia, Monday, Sept. 20, 2021. (AP Photo/Anastasia Yakovleva)
Photos: Russian university shooting leaves 6 dead, 2 dozen hurt Ambulances parked at the Perm State University in Perm, about 1,100 kilometers (700 miles) east of Moscow, Russia, Monday, Sept. 20, 2021. (AP Photo/Anastasia Yakovleva)
Photos: Russian university shooting leaves 6 dead, 2 dozen hurt Police officers stand at the Perm State University in Perm, about 1,100 kilometers (700 miles) east of Moscow, Russia, Monday, Sept. 20, 2021. (AP Photo/Anastasia Yakovleva)
Photos: Russian university shooting leaves 6 dead, 2 dozen hurt Students leave the Perm State University in Perm, about 1,100 kilometers (700 miles) east of Moscow, Russia, Monday, Sept. 20, 2021. (AP Photo/Anastasia Yakovleva)
Photos: Russian university shooting leaves 6 dead, 2 dozen hurt Police officers run to the Perm State University in Perm, about 1,100 kilometers (700 miles) east of Moscow, Russia, Monday, Sept. 20, 2021. (AP Photo/Anastasia Yakovleva)
Here are the latest updates:
Update 12:15 p.m. EDT Sept. 20: Officials in Russia said six people died Monday after a student opened fire at Perm State University, The Associated Press and The Washington Post reported.
Earlier, officials with Russia’s Investigative Committee said eight people had died in the shooting, according to the AP. The reason for the change was not immediately clear.
Officials told the AP that 28 other people were injured in the incident, 19 of which were shot.
Update 8:14 a.m. EDT Sept. 20: Russia’s Investigative Committee now says 28 people were wounded in the incident, according to The Associated Press.
Update 5:50 a.m. EDT Sept. 20: The number of people wounded in the shooting has risen to 24, The Associated Press reported early Monday. At least 19 of those victims suffered bullet wounds, authorities said. Officials did not say how the remaining five victims were hurt.
Original report: At least eight people are dead after gunfire erupted at a Russian university, authorities said.
According to The Associated Press, the incident occurred Monday morning at Perm State University in Perm. A gunman armed with a “traumatic” firearm, which is supposed to fire non-lethal ammunition but can be modified, opened fire on campus, killing at least eight people, Russia’s Investigative Committee said. As many as 14 other people were wounded, authorities said.
Russia’s Interior Ministry said law enforcement officials have detained the shooter, the AP reported. Authorities have not released the suspect’s name or a possible motive for the shooting, according to the news agency.
About 12,000 students attend the university, the AP reported.
