Kerch Polytechnic College massacre
On 17 October 2018, a bomb attack and school shooting happened in the dining room and second floor of Kerch Polytechnic College in Kerch, Crimea. The school is attended by students aged 15 to mid-20s.[2] 20 people died and over 53 were injured, 12 of them critically.[3][4][5][6]
| Kerch Polytechnic College massacre | |
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 Vladislav Roslyakov in the college library | |
| Location | Kerch Polytechnic College, Kerch, Crimea |
| Coordinates | 45°21′23″N 36°32′08″E / 45.35639°N 36.53556°E |
| Date | 17 October 2018 Approximately 11:44 — ? (UTC+3:00) |
Attack type | School shooting, school bombing, mass murder, murder–suicide, allegedly copycat crime |
| Weapons |
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| Deaths | 21 (including the perpetrator) |
Injured | 67 |
| Perpetrator | Vladislav Roslyakov |
The shooter was 18-year-old student Vladislav Roslyakov, who after the attack killed himself.[7] One of the survivors said the shooting lasted 15 minutes.[8]
The crime is under investigation as a mass murder and not terrorist attack.[9]
Russian President Vladimir Putin described the attack as a "tragic event" and offered his condolences to the victims' families while attending a conference in Sochi.[10]
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko expressed condolences to the victims, whom he described as Ukrainian citizens.[11]
References
change- ↑ "Ружье "для самообороны" и картечь на волка – стало известно, какое оружие использовал "Керченский стрелок"" [Shotgun "for self-defense" and buckshot to hunt the wolf - it became known what weapon the "Kerch shooter" used]. Dialog.ua (in Russian). Retrieved 18 October 2018.
- ↑ "'We want to live': Terrifying VIDEOS of students fleeing Kerch college massacre". RT International. Retrieved 2018-10-17.
- ↑ "Теракт в Крыму". Lenta.ru. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
- ↑ "Nineteen People Dead, Up to 50 Injured Due to Incident in Kerch, Russia (VIDEO)". Sputnik (news agency). Retrieved 17 October 2018.
- ↑ "Росгвардия назвала терактом взрыв в колледже в Керчи". Vedomosti. 17 October 2018. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
- ↑ Глава Крыма Сергей Аксенов: в колледже в Керчи ранены 53 человека
- ↑ "Was Vladimir Roslyakov's weapon shooting was illegal? Yes, it was..." VKontakte (Mash).
- ↑ "At least 17 killed in attack on college in Russian-annexed Crimea". CBS News. 17 October 2018. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
- ↑ "Студент застрелил 18 человек в керченском колледже. СК больше не считает это нападение терактом". Meduza (in Russian). Retrieved 17 October 2018.
- ↑ "Crimea school shooting: Gunman kills at least 17 at Kerch college". ABC7 Chicago. 17 October 2018. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
- ↑ "Poroshenko: Crimea's PGO initiates criminal proceedings following terrorist attack in Kerch". UNIAN. 17 October 2018. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
