the Interfax agency, which cites a source, there are eight dead and more than 10 injured.
“On Monday, an unidentified person entered the university building and opened fire. Some students locked themselves in university auditoriums to hide from the perpetrator. Some students jumped out of the windows. “Law enforcement forces are directed to the area”, noted a source.
According to the Russian Commission of Inquiry, which handles investigations into major crimes, the gunman was a student at the university.
According to local media and republished by the Independent, the perpetrator is said to be 18-year-old Timur Bekmansurov, who even seems to have left a note before the attack, which, as can be seen from the images and videos that have seen the light of day, he carried out .
“I decided on the date, September 20. “While I try to study the passages between the buildings, the benefit of this is their implementation with a detailed plan of the university territory”, writes the alleged perpetrator of the attack.
“I hate myself, but I want to hurt everyone who gets in my way. The ringing became even louder, like a vise squeezing my head. The feeling that everything around is just a dream does not go away. I see no reason to write anything else. In the end, I can say that I am not the first and far from the last. You will not be saved from the ban on weapons, you will be killed by cars, bombs, knives, everything that comes in handy. “People like me will destroy everything around you,” he was quoted as saying in local media.
Immediately after the attack he seems to have been locked in one of the university rooms. Some media outlets, such as themoscowtimes.com, cite sources who say the gunman was killed by police officers who responded to the shootings.
Russia has strict restrictions on civilian possession of firearms , but some categories of weapons are available for sale, such as hunting, legal defense or sports weapons, if their potential holders pass the required examinations.
