On December 7, 2023, a mass shooting occurred at Bryansk school in Bryansk, Bryansk Oblast, Russia. One student was killed and five others were wounded before the shooter, Alina Afanaskina, committed suicide.[1][2]
| Bryansk school shooting | |
|---|---|
.svg)  Bryansk Bryansk (European Russia) | |
| Location | Bryansk, Bezhitsa City District, Moskovsky microdistrict, Gymnasium No. 5 |
| Coordinates | 53°17′42″N 34°18′54″E / 53.2951°N 34.3149°E |
| Date | December 7, 2023 |
Attack type | School shooting, mass shooting, murder-suicide |
| Weapon | Bekas-3 shotgun |
| Deaths | 2 (including the perpetrator) |
| Injured | 5 (one assessed as serious, four more in a condition of moderate severity) |
| Perpetrator | Alina Afanaskina |
| Motive | Unknown |
Shooting
editA message about a shooting at Gymnasium No. 5 was received by the city dispatch service at 9:15 Moscow time.[1]
Afanaskina hid a Bekas-3 shotgun belonging to her father in a tube and had a knife tucked into her right boot while walking to school.[3][4]
Afanaskina entered a biology classroom on the fourth floor and fired several shots.[4] The shooting resulted in two fatalities, including the perpetrator, and five injuries. One of the injured individuals was in serious condition, while the other four sustained moderate injuries. Following the incident, the remaining students were promptly evacuated, and arrangements were made for them to return home.[5]
Afanaskina had a twin sister who was present in the classroom at the time of the incident.[6] Both sisters arrived at the school together, although investigators have suggested that the twin may not have been aware of Alina's plans.[7]
Investigation
editFourteen-year-old Alina Dmitrievna Afanaskina (Russian: Алина Дмитриевна Афанаскина; born July 17, 2009), an eighth-grade progymnasium student, was identified as the perpetrator of the shooting. The Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation opened a criminal case under Part 2 of Art. 105 Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. Afanaskina had been bullied since elementary school, and had a conflict with students at Bryansk school.[4][8]
As State Duma deputy Alexander Khinshtein reported, among the shooter's personal belongings found at the crime scene was a backpack, a box of cartridges and notes that the girl "must definitely meet with a friend".[9][10] The investigation of the shooting was taken control by Commissioner under the President of the Russian Federation for Children's Rights Maria Lvova-Belova.[citation needed]
Afanaskina's father was detained. He faces correctional labor for up to two years, or compulsory labor for up to 480 hours, or imprisonment for up to two years in accordance with Criminal Code 224.2 of the Russian Federation. He is also charged with Article 110 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (incitement to suicide).[11][12]
On December 9, Larisa Katolikova, deputy director of Gymnasium No. 5, where the shooting took place, was detained.[13] Katolikova was charged under Part 3 of Article 293 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation – negligence that resulted in the death of two or more persons.[14]
See also
editSome other school shooting incidents in Russia:
- 2022 Izhevsk school shooting
- 2022 Veshkayma kindergarten shooting
- 2021 Perm State University shooting
- 2021 Kazan school bombing and shooting
- 2019 Amur college shooting
- 2018 Kerch Polytechnic College bombing and shooting
- 2018 Barabinsk college shooting
- 2014 Moscow school shooting and hostage crisis
- 1997 Kamyshin military school shooting
Also:
References
edit- ^ a b "Russia school shooting: Teenage girl kills classmate and herself". BBC. 7 December 2023. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
- ^ "Стрельба в гимназии в Брянске 7 декабря 2023: причины, последние новости, видео". Комсомольская правда (in Russian). Archived from the original on 10 December 2023.
- ^ "Girl, 14, shoots fellow pupil dead at Russian school before killing herself". Reuters. 7 December 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- ^ a b c Brugen, Isabel van (7 December 2023). "Girl with shotgun goes on bloody rampage in school". Newsweek. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
- ^ "Очевидцы рассказали о стрельбе в брянской гимназии. Главное". Izvestia (in Russian). 7 December 2023. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
- ^ "Близняшке стрелявшей брянской школьницы удалось спастись от сестры - NEWS.ru — 07.12.23".
- ^ Мокшанова, Анастасия (7 December 2023). "У открывшей стрельбу в брянской гимназии есть сестра-близнец". Известия.
- ^ "Стрельба в Брянске: что известно о трагедии на данный момент". Подмосковье Сегодня - Mosregtoday (in Russian). 7 December 2023. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
- ^ "Убила себя и одноклассницу. Что известно о стрельбе в брянской гимназии". Gazeta.Ru (in Russian). 7 December 2023. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
- ^ "Это не терроризм. Это личная трагедия". Meduza (in Russian). 8 December 2023. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
- ^ "Отца девочки, стрелявшей в гимназии Брянска, заключили под стражу". RIA Novosti (in Russian). 10 December 2023.
- ^ "Довел до самоубийства? Против отца девочки, устроившей стрельбу в брянской школе, возбудили новое уголовное дело". msk1.ru - новости Москвы. 9 December 2023.
- ^ Источник: в Брянске задержали замдиректора гимназии, где произошла стрельба - РИА Новости, 09.12.2023
- ^ "В Брянске после стрельбы в гимназии задержали заместителя директора". www.kasparovru.com.
External links
edit- "Стрельба в брянской гимназии". Медиазона (in Russian). Retrieved 10 December 2023.