Kazan school shooting

Kazan school shooting
Kazan school shooting
	Ilnaz Galyaviev heads to gymnasium with his shotgun, bomb and ammunition. Morning of May 11, 2021.
Location	55°47′35″N 49°13′29″E / 55.79306°N 49.22472°E; Jaudata Faizi Street, 8, Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia
Date	11 May 2021 ; 9:24 – 9:32 a.m. (MSK)
Target	Gymnasium
Attack type	Mass shooting, mass murder, school shooting, school bombing
Weapons	Hatsan Escort PS Guard semi-automatic shotgun (12-gauge); Improvised explosive device; Knife (unused);
Deaths	9
Injured	23
Perpetrator	Ilnaz Galyaviev
Motive	Grandiose delusions; Desire to copy the actions of members of "destructive subcultures and communities" (officially);
Verdict	Pleaded guilty
Convictions	Murder of two or more persons, committed in a generally dangerous way, with a rowdy motive; Attempted murder; The illegal manufacture of explosives, illegal manufacture, modification or repair of explosive devices; The illegal acquisition, transfer, sale, storage, transportation, or carrying of explosives or explosive devices; Intentional damage to property;
Sentence	Life imprisonment

On 11 May 2021, a school shooting and bomb attack occurred in Kazan, Tatarstan, in the western part of Russia. Seven 8th-grade students and two teachers were murdered, all by gunfire, and 23 others were injured. The perpetrator was identified as 19-year-old Ilnaz Galyaviev, a former student. He pleaded guilty to the murder of two or more persons on the next day and was sentenced to life imprisonment in April 2023.