The gunman has been identified as a student of the same university.
At least eight people were killed died and 28 were injured on Monday after a gunman opened fire at the Perm State University in the Russian city of Perm, AP reported. The 18-year-old gunman is a student of the university and had obtained the weapon – a hunting rifle – in May, Reuters reported, citing the Russia’s law enforcement agency Investigative Committee. The gunman has been taken into custody. He sustained injuries while resisting the arrest and was taken to a hospital for treatment, the Investigative Committee said. There were 3,000 students on the campus when the incident took place. As the gunman opened fire, several students built barricades of chairs to prevent him from entering classrooms, Reuters reported.
