At least nine dead after school shooting in Russia, prompting Putin to order review of gun control laws
- The number of dead reported varied, with the city’s mayor saying eight people had been killed. Russian news agencies said earlier in the day 11 people had died
- There were initial reports of two gunmen, with one reportedly barricaded on the fourth floor of the building and killed, but officials later said a lone attacker was responsible
At least nine people, most of them children, were killed on Tuesday when a lone teenage gunman opened fire at a school in the central Russian city of Kazan, officials said.
The spree started around 9.30am local time, sparking panic among students and teachers at the School No. 175 in Kazan, the capital of the Russian predominantly Muslim republic of Tatarstan.
Amateur footage on social media, apparently filmed from a nearby building, showed people escaping from the school by jumping from second- and third-floor windows, with sounds of gunshots echoing in the schoolyard.
Police said they detained the gunman approximately one hour after initial reports of shooting.
Seven of the dead were children in the eighth grade, Tatarstan regional leader Rustam Minnikhanov told reporters. He said two adults, including a teacher, also died.