The shooter during a Russian university who opened fire on Monday and caused casualties, is alive and receiving treatment at a hospital, press agency Reuters reported citing the Investigative Committee enforcement Agency.
This fresh update contradicts an earlier statement made by Perm State University spokesperson Natalia Pechishcheva, who earlier said that the gunman had been “liquidated.”
Furthermore, the investigative agency has also lowered the price within the incident to 6 people rather than the sooner eight, adding that as many as 28 individuals had received medical treatment. “According to clarified data, six people are killed as a results of the crime,” the agency was quoted during a statement by Reuters.
The incident occurred in Perm State University with videos on social media showing desperate students dropping off belongings from windows before themselves jumping to flee the shooter. consistent with Reuters, the investigative agency said that the gunman had procured the crime weapon – a hunting rifle, in May.
Local media had also identified the shooter as an adolescent (aged 18), who had earlier uploaded pictures of himself on social media sites, posing with a rifle, helmet and ammunition. Also, a social media account attributed to him had a post that read, “I’ve considered this for an extended time, it’s been years, and that i realised the time had come to try to to what I dreamt of.”
However, the post was later taken down and therefore the social media account comprising pictures of the gunman with weapons couldn’t be independently verified, Reuters reported.
Monday’s incident marked the second attack on an academic institution after another teenage shooter opened fire in May 2021, thereby claiming the lives of nine persons and wounding several others.
