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Kazan school shooting
2021 school shooting in Russia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
On 11 May 2021, a school shooting and bomb attack occurred in Kazan, Tatarstan, in the western part of Russia.[5] 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 was sentenced to life imprisonment in April 2023.[8]
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Location | Jaudata Faizi Street, 8, Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia |
Coordinates | 55°47′35″N 49°13′29″E |
Date | 11 May 2021 9:24 — 9:32 |
Target | Gymnasium |
Attack type | Mass shooting, mass murder, school shooting, school bombing |
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Deaths | 9[1] |
Injured | 23[2] |
Perpetrator | Ilnaz Galyaviev[3] |
Motive | Grandiose delusions[4] |
Verdict | Pleaded guilty |
Convictions | Murder of two or more persons, including minors, committed in a generally dangerous way, with a rowdy motive, attempted murder, the manufacture of an explosive device, and intentional damage to property
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Sentence | Life imprisonment |
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