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At least eight people are dead, and 28 others are injured, after a gunman opened fire at a university in Russia, according to multiple reports.
On Monday, the shooter — whose identity has not yet been revealed — was detained after going on a shooting spree at Perm State University, perNBC News, which cited Russia’s Interior Ministry.
The gunman is believed to be a student,CNNreported.BBCadded that the suspect was injured when detained.
Some of the 28 individuals who were injured in the shooting are now being treated for “injuries of varying severity,” said the Russian Investigative Committee, per NBC News.
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According to theAssociated Press, Perm State University has 12,000 students enrolled, though only around 3,000 were on location at the time of the shooting.
The outlet, citing the university’s press service, said the suspect used a gun that was created to shoot “non-lethal rubber or plastic projectiles.” AP noted that these weapons “can be modified to fire other ammunition.”
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Speaking with the BBC, a professor told the outlet that students jumped out of building windows to escape the perpetrator. “One of the students told me that it was a shooting. I heard pops, everyone began to scatter in different directions,” they said. “I went to my students in the second building and continued to hear the pops.”
Student Semyon Karyakin spoke withReutersabout the horrific incident, saying: “There were about 60 people in the classroom. We closed the door and barricaded it with chairs.”
In astatement, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that Russian PresidentVladimir Putin"conveys [his] deep condolences to those who lost their relatives and friends as a result of this tragedy."
source: people.com
