Kazan school shooting
On 11 May 2021, a school shooting and bomb attack occurred in Kazan, Tatarstan, in the western part of Russia. Nine people (seven 8th-grade students and two teachers) were murdered, and 23 others were injured. The 19-year-old shooter, Ilnaz Galyaviev, was identified as a former student. He pleaded guilty to the murder of two or more persons on 12 May and was sentenced to life imprisonment in April 2023.
| Kazan school shooting | |
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Ilnaz Galyaviev on 11 May 2021 | |
| Location | Jaudata Faizi Street, 8, Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia |
| Coordinates | 55°47′35″N 49°13′29″E |
| Date | 11 May 2021 9:24 — 9:32 |
| Target | Gymnasium |
Attack type | Mass shooting, mass murder, school shooting, school bombing |
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| Deaths | 9 |
| Injured | 23 |
| Perpetrator | Ilnaz Galyaviev |
| Motive | Grandiose delusions |
| Verdict | Pleaded guilty |
| Convictions | Murder of two or more persons
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| Sentence | Life imprisonment |
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