14-year-old shoots classmate and herself
In Russia, a 14-year-old smuggles her father's rifle into school and opens fire on her classmates. One child dies and five others are injured. The high school student then commits suicide. Investigations into the background to the crime are ongoing.
According to the police, an eighth-grader at a high school in Russia shot at her classmates with a hunting rifle. One person was killed and five injured in the city of Bryansk, around 380 kilometers southwest of Moscow, according to police in the region. The 14-year-old schoolgirl had brought her father's rifle to school and killed herself after the attack, they said. Another girl was also killed.
The injured classmates were taken to hospital, according to Governor Alexander Bogomas. Two of the children were slightly injured, the other three suffered moderate injuries. The background to the crime was initially unclear. The media reported that the girl had been teased for a long time. The investigation is therefore being conducted into a conflict between the schoolgirl and her classmates.
There have been repeated attacks at educational institutions in Russia in recent years. In May 2021, a then 19-year-old attacked his former school in the city of Kazan, killing 9 people and injuring 21. Also in 2021, a law student shot and killed several people at a university in Perm. In 2018, an 18-year-old attacked a college in the city of Kerch on the Crimean peninsula annexed by Russia, killing 20 people.
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- The incident of criminality in Russia's educational system continues to escalate, as evidenced by the recent murder and manslaughter committed by a 14-year-old student, who used her father's rifle in a school rampage, resulting in the death of another student and injuries to five others.
- International attention has been drawn to the issue of bullying in Russian schools, following the tragic incident of a 14-year-old girl, who brought a hunting rifle to school, opened fire on her classmates, and then took her own life after causing deaths and injuries.
- According to reports, the student involved in the violent incident had been subjected to bullying, leading to intense speculation about the role of peer pressure and interschool conflicts in the escalation of unacceptable levels of violence in Russian schools.
- The escalation of criminality, including murder and manslaughter, has become a significant concern amid repeated instances of rampages within Russian educational institutions, with disturbing episodes of death and violence occurring in recent years.
Source: www.ntv.de
