Nanny and two children aged five and six are shot dead as gunman opens fire at Russian kindergarten
Nanny and two children aged five and six are shot dead as gunman opens fire at Russian kindergarten before taking his own life
The gunman, who is believed to be 68 years old, entered the kindergarten in the village of Veshkayma and shot dead the three victims before ending his own lifeArmed man fired from Soviet double-barrelled hunting rifle IZH-27, a source saidThe shooter had a hunter’s licence and bought gun he used in the attack legally
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A nanny and two children aged five and six have been shot dead by a gunman who opened fire at a kindergarten in Russia’s central Ulyanovsk region on Tuesday.
The gunman, who is believed to be 68 years old and a local resident, entered the kindergarten in the village of Veshkayma and shot dead the three victims before ending his own life, a source told Interfax news agency.
Local health officials said one other staff member was wounded in the attack.
The armed man, who had a hunter’s license, walked into the kindergarten during nap time and fired from a Soviet double-barrelled hunting rifle IZH-27. There was no guard on duty.
A nanny and two children aged five and six have been shot dead by a gunman who opened fire at a kindergarten in Russia Ulyanovsk region on Tuesday. Pictured: An unconfirmed image of the kindergarten where the gunman opened fire
The gunman, who is believed to be 68 years old and a local resident, entered the kindergarten in the village of Veshkayma and shot the three victims before ending his own life, a source told Interfax news agency. Pictured: An unconfirmed image of the kindergarten where the gunman opened fire
‘A man with a gun entered the kindergarten in the village of Veshkayma during the ‘quiet hour’, shot two children and a nanny, and then committed suicide,’ the source told Interfax.
‘According to preliminary information there was a shooting in a kindergarten. As a result, two children, a teacher and the attacker died,’ the head of the Ulyanovsk region information department, Dmitry Kamal, said.
He said investigators were working at the scene to establish further information.
A source in law enforcement told news agency TASS that the shooting may have been the result of a ‘domestic conflict’.
The shooter had a hunter’s licence and bought the gun he used in the attack legally, authorities said.
‘The man had all the necessary documents and licenses for the IZH-27 gun. He was a hunter and bought the gun legally,’ an informed source said.
The attacker’s motives are not yet known.
‘I express my deep condolences to the families and friends of the victims. This is an irreplaceable loss for all of us’, the region’s governor Alexei Russkikh said in a statement.
Investigators have opened a criminal case over the incident, Russia’s Investigative Committee said.
This is a breaking news story, more to follow…
