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Kerch Polytechnic College massacre

Coordinates: 45°21′23″N 36°32′08″E / 45.35639°N 36.53556°E / 45.35639; 36.53556
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Kerch Polytechnic College attack
File:Daños de la masacre en la Universidad Politécnica de Kerch.png
Kerch Polytechnic College massacre is located in Crimea
Kerch Polytechnic College massacre
Kerch Polytechnic College massacre (Crimea)
Kerch Polytechnic College
LocationKerch, Crimea
Coordinates45°21′23″N 36°32′08″E / 45.35639°N 36.53556°E / 45.35639; 36.53556
Date17 October 2018 (2018-10-17) (UTC+3:00)
Weapons
  • Hatsan Escort Aimguard 12-gauge pump-action shotgun[1]
  • Nail bomb
Deaths21 (including the perpetrator)
InjuredAt least 50
AccusedVladislav Roslyakov

A school shooting and bomb attack occurred in the dining room of Kerch Polytechnic College in Kerch, Crimea, on 17 October 2018.[2] 21 people were shot to death (including the gunman) and more than 65 wounded.[3][4] The attack was the greatest loss of life in school violence in the former Soviet Union since the Beslan school siege in 2004 where 385 were murdered and another 783 wounded.[5]

Attack

Vladislav Roslyakov purchased a shotgun on 8 September and bought 150 rounds legally at a gun shop on 13 October.[6][7] He reportedly entered school grounds on 17 October at about 11:46 am[8] and shortly after began shooting.[9] A survivor of the incident said that the shooting lasted for more than 15 minutes.[10]

Several witnesses described a gunman walking up and down the halls at Kerch Polytechnic College and firing randomly at classmates and teachers until he ran out of ammunition. A large nail-bomb[11] detonated, and local police said that they deactivated more explosives on the campus.[12] Student witnesses described the explosion as blasting out the windows, and that people running to escape were shot at point blank range.[13] However, there was initially variation in survivors' accounts of the incident, with some claiming that a large bomb exploded and others describing only gunfire and the use of grenades.[14]

The town website claimed that the explosion occurred on the first floor although the shooting occurred on the second.[15] Television channel Russia-24 reported that 200 military personnel had been sent to the location.[16] Eyewitness accounts differ about the time it took for law enforcement to respond, as times differ between 5 and 20 minutes, even though a police station is across the street, some 330 yards away,[8]

Perpetrator

The perpetrator with the shotgun inside the college

Early reports said that the attack was perpetrated by a fourth-year student of the college.[17] The reports were soon confirmed by the National Anti-Terrorism Committee (NAK), which said that he was 18-year-old Vladislav Roslyakov (Russian: Владислав Росляков).[18]

Roslyakov reputedly tortured stray cats in the neighborhood as a child.[19] When Roslyakov was around ten years old, his parents broke up after his father sustained a severe head injury, after which he became disabled and aggressive towards Roslyakov, his mother and other relatives.[20] Roslyakov studied at a local school with no interest and poor grades. He had few friends and his hobbies included weapons and video games.[21] In 2015 he joined the college to study to become an electrician. In college he developed an interest in explosives and weapons and started to take a knife bayonet to class.[22]

A friend said that Roslyakov "hated the technical school very much" and had vowed revenge on his teachers.[23] There were also reports that he may have been bullied. According to an ex-girlfriend, he said he had lost confidence in people when his classmates started to ridicule him because he was not like everyone else. [24] In the days before the attack he discussed the lack of sense in his life, possible shooting and suicide on social media.[25] Surveillance footage of the incident captured Roslyakov carrying an eight-shot 12 gauge Hatsan Escort Aimguard pump-action shotgun with a pistol grip and wearing black trousers and a white T-shirt with the word "hatred".[12][25] His outfit resembled that of Eric Harris, one of the perpetrators of the 1999 Columbine High School massacre in the United States, leading to speculation that the massacre was a copycat crime.[26][27]

Investigation

Investigators in the days after the attack are attempting to establish Roslyakov's motive and suggested that they are treating it as a school shooting.[14] Officials are investigation concerns in the case such as, where did Roslyakov get the 30-40 thousand rubles (about $540 USD) for the weapon, and where did he learn to use all of his weapons.[8]

Potential accomplice

Kremlin-appointed Crimean prime minister Sergei Aksyonov stated on 18 October that it is possible the perpetrator had an accomplice, and police were searching for the individual "who was coaching" Roslyakov for the crime.[28]

Casualties

The NAK[29] said that most of the victims were teenagers. Fifteen students and five teachers died and according to the Investigative Committee, all died of gunshot wounds. More than 50 were wounded.[30]

Crimean authorities have published a list of the 20 victims who were killed.[31]

Aftermath

External videos
video icon Russia: Kerch Residents pay Tribute to College Attack Victims / Ruptly

Russian President Vladimir Putin described the attack as a "tragic event" and offered his condolences to the victims' families.[32] Putin placed the blame of the attack on social media and the internet, and the "tragic events in schools in the US".[11]

Crimean Prime Minister Sergey Aksyonov announced that there would be three days of mourning in Crimea. Crimean State Council speaker Vladimir Konstantinov announced that the victims' families would receive financial compensation, with preliminary discussions suggesting that the payments would be 1 million rubles (USD 13577.73) from the federal and local budget.[16] The Ukrainian Prosecutor General's Office of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea initiated criminal proceedings under the article "act of terrorism" investigating the attack.[33] Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko expressed condolences to the victims, whom he described as Ukrainian citizens.[33][nb 1]

Memorial

Throughout Russia and other countries, hundreds of people gathered for memorials for the victims. In Moscow the memorial of Kerch in the Alexander Garden was decorated with flowers.[35] A makeshift memorial was created outside of the school, for residents and survivors to bring flowers and toys.[36]

International

Leaders of several countries expressed their condolences to the victims of the attack, including Armenia,[37] Estonia, Finland, Germany,[38] Italy, Thailand, the UK,[39] and Venezuela. Secretary General of the Council of Europe Thorbjørn Jagland and Secretary-General of the United Nations António Guterres also expressed condolences.

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Ukraine does not recognise the March 2014 annexation of Crimea by Russia and sees Crimea as its territory.[33][34]

References

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  2. ^ "'We want to live': Terrifying VIDEOS of students fleeing Kerch college massacre". RT International. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
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