{"id":1211096,"date":"2022-09-26T10:45:10","date_gmt":"2022-09-26T10:45:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/09\/26\/ski-mask-wearing-gunman-opens-fire-at-russian-school-kills-9-then-commits-suicide\/"},"modified":"2022-09-26T10:45:10","modified_gmt":"2022-09-26T10:45:10","slug":"ski-mask-wearing-gunman-opens-fire-at-russian-school-kills-9-then-commits-suicide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/09\/26\/ski-mask-wearing-gunman-opens-fire-at-russian-school-kills-9-then-commits-suicide\/","title":{"rendered":"Ski-mask wearing gunman opens fire at Russian school, kills 9, then commits suicide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/image-prod.iol.co.za\/16x9\/800?source=https:\/\/xlibris.public.prod.oc.inl.infomaker.io:8443\/opencontent\/objects\/c0a9afa9-89fc-5221-90c2-fcdfcbbb46e8\" class=\"type:primaryImage\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The victims included five schoolchildren, two teachers and two security guards, it said, citing a Reuters report on Monday,<\/p>\n<p>The incident took place in School No 88 in the city of about 650 000 residents located in the Urals region.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u2757\ufe0fSchool Shooting in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Russia?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Russia<\/a>&#8216;s Izhevsk: Gunman Kills Himself<\/p>\n<p>A security guard has been killed, the governor has confirmed, while a number of outlets say multiple students wounded. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/V8ZsuxwBOh\">pic.twitter.com\/V8ZsuxwBOh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 RT_India (@RT_India_news) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RT_India_news\/status\/1574313997385756672?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 26, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Citing the Investigative Committee, Russia\u2019s RT news said that the male perpetrator died by suicide after the attack and his identity is currently being established, IANS reported on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>The male suspect was wearing a ski mask and a black T-shirt with Nazi symbols, it added.<\/p>\n<p>A local MP said that \u201cthe gunman was armed with two non-lethal pistols that had been altered to fire live ordnance\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The school administration said students and teachers had been evacuated, the state-run TASS News Agency reported.<\/p>\n<p>Footage circulating on social media showed blood on a classroom floor and a bullet hole in a window, with children crouching down underneath desks, according to various local media reports on Monday.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">At least 6 killed and more than 20 wounded after a school shooting in Izhevsk, Russia moments ago.<\/p>\n<p>Mobilization isn\u2019t helping mental health in the country.  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PzUzQO3mpO\">pic.twitter.com\/PzUzQO3mpO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Visegr\u00e1d 24 (@visegrad24) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/visegrad24\/status\/1574315901456990208?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 26, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Authorities say that the number of the casualties is still being specified, according to the committee.<\/p>\n<p>Local police reported earlier that six people were killed and 20 others injured in the attack, a Xinhua report revealed on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>The school has 982 students and 80 teachers, and they have since been evacuated. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iol.co.za\/news\/world\/ski-mask-wearing-gunman-opens-fire-at-russian-school-kills-9-then-commits-suicide-6a8daac8-37d8-462e-b933-a9fc7fc8a7c5\">Source<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The victims included five schoolchildren, two teachers and two security guards, it said, citing a Reuters report on Monday, The incident took place in School No 88 in the city of about 650 000 residents located in the Urals region. \u2757\ufe0fSchool Shooting in #Russia&#8216;s Izhevsk: Gunman Kills Himself A security guard has been killed, the 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