Perm State University shooting

Perm State University shooting
The perpetrator, caught on a surveillance camera during the shooting.
LocationPerm State University, Perm, Perm Krai, Russia
Coordinates58°00′27″N 56°11′12″E / 58.0075°N 56.1867°E / 58.0075; 56.1867
Date20 September 2021 11:27 — ~11:35
TargetUniversity students and staff, bystanders
Attack type
Mass shooting, school shooting, mass murder
Weapons
Deaths6
Injured48 (24 by gunshots, including the perpetrator) [1]
PerpetratorTimur Bekmansurov[2][3]
MotiveMisanthropy
Convictions
  • Murder of two or more persons, committed in a generally dangerous way, with a rowdy motive
  • Attempted murder
  • Encroachment on the life of a law enforcement officer
  • Property damage committed in generally dangerous way, with a rowdy motive[4]
SentenceLife imprisonment

On 20 September 2021, a mass shooting occurred at Perm State University, in the city of Perm, Perm Krai, Russia. Six people were killed and 47 others were injured.[5][6] The attacker, identified as 18-year-old Timur Bekmansurov, was arrested after being wounded by police.[6][7]

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  4. ^ "Пермский стрелок попал в суд – Коммерсантъ".
  5. ^ "Появились новые данные о погибших и пострадавших в результате стрельбы в Перми". Новости России и мира 24 часа в сутки - N4K.RU (in Russian). Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  6. ^ a b "Russia shooting: Gunman kills several at Perm University". BBC News. 20 September 2021. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  7. ^ "Six killed in Russian university shooting, gunman in hospital". Reuters. 20 September 2021. Retrieved 20 September 2021.