Shooting in Bryansk school: the number of victims has increased

Shooting in Bryansk school: the number of victims has increased

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Five people were injured in a shooting at a Bryansk school involving an eighth-grade student who later committed suicide; one wounded girl later died. A criminal investigation into the murder was opened.

 In the Russian city of Bryansk, five people were injured in a shooting at a gymnasium. One wounded girl and the eighth-grader who did the shooting died. This was reported by the Russian media with reference to the Russian Interior Ministry, UNN reports

Details

An eighth-grade student of gymnasium No. 5 brought a firearm to school and opened fire. According to preliminary data,  she was armed with a shotgun that belonged to her father.

According to the latest data from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, five people were injured, and one wounded girl later died. 

The eighth-grader who was shooting committed suicide.  The Investigative Committee opened a criminal case under the article on murder over the shooting at the gymnasium. 

Addendum

Russian media outlets name the girl who opened fire. It is 14-year-old Alina A. According to telegram channels, the schoolgirl was being bullied. She opened fire during a biology lesson, aiming at boys. 

As a result, according to the telegram channels, four students were wounded, one of them in intensive care. Alina's 13-year-old classmate, Maria, also died.  

According to Baza, the shooting at the Bryansk school was the first time a schoolgirl was attacked in Russia and killed. 

RosSIA publishes a video of the schoolgirl attack in Bryansk gymnasium. Shots are heard, students run into the classroom and look for the key to lock the classroom.

We remind you 

Earlier UNN reported about three people injured in a shooting at a school in the Russian city of Bryansk.