Police and paramedics work at the scene of a shooting at school No. 88 in Izhevsk, Russia, Monday, Sept. 26, 2022. A gunman on Monday morning killed 13 people and wounded 21 others in a school in central Russia, authorities said. Russia's Investigative Committee said in statement that seven children were among those killed in the shooting in the school in Izhevsk, a city about 960 kilometers (596 miles) east of Moscow in the Udmurtia region. (AP Photo)
Russia School Shooting
MOSCOW (AP) — Authorities say a gunman has killed 15 people, 11 were children, and wounded 24 others in a school in central Russia. Russia’s Investigative Committee said in statement that seven children were among those killed in the Monday morning shooting in School No. 88 in Izhevsk, a city about 960 kilometers (596 miles) east of Moscow in the Udmurtia region. Governor of Udmurtia Alexander Brechalov said in a video statement that the gunman shot himself. The school has been evacuated and the area around it has been cordoned off, the official said. No details about the gunman’s motives have been released.
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