Pskov's Bonnie and Clyde

Pskov's Bonnie and Clyde
LocationStrugi Krasnye, Russia, Kudryavtsev Street
Date14 november 2016
Attack type
shotgun, suicide
Deathsattackers' suicide
PerpetratorsDenis Muravyov, Ekaterina Vlasova
MotiveQuarrel with relatives, desire for popularity

Denis Muravyov and Ekaterina Vlasova[1][2] were two 15-year-old teenagers from Pskov, Russia who barricaded themselves in a private house in Strugi Krasnye on the afternoon of November 14, 2016 and opened fire on police officers before committing suicide.[3][4][5] They showed the whole event on their social media pages,[6] broadcasting on Periscope[7] and calling themselves the Russian Bonnie and Clyde. The case caused a wide resonance and discussion online.[7]

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  2. ^ "Two Russian teens die after firing at police in live web drama". BBC News. 2016-11-15. Retrieved 2024-10-18.
  3. ^ https://www.vesti.ru/article/1514278. {{cite web}}: External link in |last= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ "Бонни и Клайд: влюбленные подростки расстреляли полицейских, а потом застрелились" [Bonnie and Clyde: Teenage lovers shoot police officers and then shoot themselves]. Gazeta.ua (in Russian). 2016-11-14. Retrieved 2024-10-18.
  5. ^ "The Horror of Russian Teens' Social Media Suicide Games". The Daily Beast. 2017-04-26. Retrieved 2024-10-18.
  6. ^ "denismurav". Instagram. Archived from the original on 14 November 2016. Retrieved 2024-10-18.
  7. ^ a b "Псковские Бонни и Клайд: соседи подростков о трагедии в "Пусть говорят"" [Pskov Bonnie and Clyde: Teenage Neighbors on the Tragedy in "Let Them Talk"]. STARHIT (in Russian). Retrieved 2024-10-18.