Veshkayma kindergarten shooting explained

Veshkayma kindergarten shooting
Location:Veshkayma, Ulyanovsk Oblast, Russia
Coordinates:54.0566°N 47.1171°W
Date:26 April 2022
Type:Mass shooting, murder-suicide, school shooting, pedicide
Weapon:IZh-27 shotgun
Fatalities:5 (including the perpetrator and the gun's original owner)
Injuries:1
Perpetrator:Ruslan Akhtyamov

On 26 April 2022, three people were killed in a school shooting at a kindergarten in Veshkayma, Ulyanovsk Oblast, Russia.

Shooting

The attack occurred after 26-year-old Ruslan Akhtyamov entered the Ryabinka kindergarten with an IZh-27 double-barreled shotgun,[1] [2] shooting dead a staff member who tried to stop the attack.[3] Walking into a classroom during the children's naptime,[4] he opened fire, killing two small children, whom RIA Novosti said had been born in 2016 and 2018. Another staff member was wounded.[5] After the shooting, Akhtyamov then turned the gun on himself and committed suicide.[6]

The National Guard of Russia said that the firearm used by the perpetrator was obtained under the name of another person.[7] Izvestia reported that the firearm's owner had been found dead, presumably killed by the kindergarten shooter.[8]

Perpetrator

The shooter was identified as 26-year-old Ruslan Akhtyamov. He had reportedly been dealing with mental illness.[9]

Victims

Five people were killed in the attack:

  1. 68-year-old man whom Akhtyamov stole the gun from; (died prior to the attack)
  2. 35-year-old teacher of the Ryabinka kindergarten;[10]
  3. 5-year-old female kindergarten student;[11]
  4. 6-year-old male kindergarten student;
  5. Ruslan Akhtyamov (26 years old) - the assailant in the attack; committed suicide.

One person was injured, a 52-year-old assistant teacher.

Reactions

The governor of the Ulyanovsk region, Aleksey Russkikh, said that the families of the victims would be provided with medical, psychological and social assistance.[12] Ombudsman Tatyana Moskalkova called on the National Guard to be on duty in schools and kindergartens.[13] Russkikh and Yuri Bezdudny, the governor of the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, provided their condolences for the tragedy.[14]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Times . The Moscow . 2022-04-26 . Gunman Kills 2 Kindergarteners in Central Russia . 2022-04-26 . The Moscow Times . en.
  2. Web site: Teacher, two children dead in Russia kindergarten shooting - official . 2022-04-27 . Times of Malta . 26 April 2022 . en-gb.
  3. Web site: Gunman opens fire at kindergarten in Russia; 2 small children and teacher killed . 2022-04-27 . UPI . en.
  4. 2022-04-26 . Two children among four dead in Russia school shooting . en.
  5. Web site: 2022-04-26 . 2 children, woman killed by gunman at Russian kindergarten . 2022-04-26 . AP NEWS . en.
  6. Web site: Welle (www.dw.com) . Deutsche . Russia: Two children and a teacher killed in kindergarten shooting. 2022-04-26 . DW.COM . en-GB.
  7. Web site: Gunman Kills 3 in Russian Kindergarten . 2022-04-26 . VOA . 26 April 2022 . en.
  8. Web site: Балаян . Мария Фролова, Вероника Кулакова, Анастасия Платонова, Елена . 2022-04-26 . Бойня в тихий час: под Ульяновском совершено массовое убийство в детском саду . 2022-04-26 . Известия . ru.
  9. Web site: 2022-04-26 . Two children and teacher killed in shooting at Russian nursery school . 2022-04-27 . euronews . en.
  10. Web site: 2022-04-26 . Москалькова: вневедомственная охрана Росгвардии должна дежурить в дошкольных учреждениях круглосуточно » Вечерние ведомости . 2022-04-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220426174300/https://veved.ru/events/174100-moskalkova-sotrudniki-vnevedomstvennoj-ohrany-rosgvardii-dolzhny-dezhurit-v-doshkolnyh-uchrezhdenijah-kruglosutochno.html . 26 April 2022 . dead.
  11. Web site: 2022-04-26 . Стрельба в детском саду Ульяновской области, есть жертвы среди детей . 2022-04-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220426174330/https://newslenta.com/news-russia/strelba-v-detskom-sadu-ulyanovskoj-oblasti-est-zhertvy-sredi-detej . 26 April 2022 . dead.
  12. Web site: 2022-04-26 . Власти помогут семьям погибших при стрельбе в ульяновском детсаду - РИА Новости, 26.04.2022 . 2022-04-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220426174412/https://ria.ru/20220426/strelba-1785523996.html . 26 April 2022 . dead.
  13. Web site: 2022-04-26 . Москалькова предложила установить в российских школах круглосуточную охрану - KP.Ru . 2022-04-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220426174422/https://www.kp.ru/online/news/4723858/ . 26 April 2022 . dead.
  14. Web site: 2022-04-26 . Губернатор НАО выразил соболезнования в связи с ульяновской трагедией - ИА REGNUM . 2022-04-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220426174452/https://regnum.ru/news/3576202.html . 26 April 2022 . dead.

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