Blagoveshchensk college shooting

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Amur college shooting
Location Blagoveshchensk, Amur Oblast, Russia
DateNovember 14, 2019
approximately 10:16
Attack type
 Mass shooting, school shooting, murder-suicide
Deaths2 (including the perpetrator)
Injured3
PerpetratorDaniil Zasorin

On November 14, 2019, a shooting at the Amur College of Construction and Housing and Utilities in Blagoveshchensk, Amur Oblast, Russia killed one student and injured three others. The attacker committed suicide; 3 other people were injured. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

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Events

On November 14, 2019 at approximately 10:16 a.m. local time, student Daniil Zasorin arrived late to class, causing the instructor to ask him to leave the classroom. He went out, however, after a while he returned, hiding the weapon under his outer clothing. The student started smoking in the corridor of the educational institution, and when he was reprimanded - took out a five-shot (4+1) shotgun IZh-81 and opened fire. Eyewitnesses to the incident rushed to the street, where at the time patrolled the area traffic police officers. Arriving at the scene of the shooting, the police saw a young man with a shotgun on the second floor. The latter fired several times in the direction of the law enforcers. The police returned fire, wounding the assailant in the thigh, as well as in the left and right shoulder. [6] [7] By blocking the gunman in one of the classrooms, students and faculty members were allowed to leave the college.

Subsequently, the shooter committed suicide. [8]

The preliminary cause of the events in the Department of Internal Affairs of Russia in the Amur region was a conflict between peers. [9]

The Investigative Committee of the Amur Region initiated a criminal case on the fact of the incident on the grounds of a crime under parts “a”, “i”, part 2, article 105 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (murder of two persons committed out of hooliganism. “a, i, part 2, article 105 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (murder of two persons committed out of hooliganism). Alexander Bastrykin instructed to check the organization of the security system in the educational institution as part of the investigation, as well as to assess the actions of all college officials and to establish the reasons that contributed to the commission of the crime by the student.

A criminal case was opened against the employees of the private security organization "Sirius-A" on the grounds of a crime under part 3 of article 238 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (performance of work or provision of services that do not meet safety requirements, resulting in the death of two or more persons by negligence). Criminal proceedings were also initiated against officials of the educational institution on the grounds of a crime under part 2 of article 293 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (negligence, i.e. improper performance by an official of his duties, resulting in the death of a person by negligence). [10]

Oleg Ermolov, an employee of the private security organization Sirius-A, who was guarding the educational building, and the director of the security firm, Sergei Andryushchenko, were arrested (until January 14). [11] [12] On September 30, 2022, the Blagoveshchensk City Court sentenced both defendants to a fine of 400 thousand rubles and released them from punishment, counting the time they spent in custody and under house arrest, and ordered them to pay 20 thousand rubles each to the three victims and 200 thousand rubles to the mother of the deceased student as compensation for moral harm. [13]

Perpetrator

The college shooting was opened by a 19-year-old student of the institution, Daniil Viktorovich Zasorin [14] (Russian : Даниил Викторович Засорин, born on August 12, 2000), he grew up in a complete family consisting of his mother, stepfather, and younger brother. According to reports from the shooter's acquaintances, Daniil had a calm and balanced character, and planned to become a programmer in the future. His stepfather allowed Daniil to buy a shotgun because he intended to go hunting with him. [15]

According to Deputy Prosecutor General Igor Tkachev, the staff of the draft board in Blagoveshchensk knew about the student's suicidal tendencies, but according to the current instructions could not report it to the college. [16]

Aftermath

The case of the shooting at an educational institution has re-raised the issue of inadequate security and public access to firearms. The case of the shooting at Amur College is no exception. [17] [18]

The college was taken under guard by the Federal State Unitary Enterprise “Okhrana” from the Rosgvardiya. [19] There were proposals to transfer all higher and secondary educational institutions to departmental security. However, later a contract for security services was concluded with the PSC “Rosbezopasnost. [20]

College director Viktor Petukhov was dismissed "...For improper performance of his official duties in terms of organizing safe conditions of the educational institution". Oleg Yakutov, Deputy Minister of Education and Science of Priamurye region, resigned at his own request. [21]

The families of the victims of the incident received compensation from the reserve fund of the government of the Amur region, totaling about 2.5 million rubles. [22]

As a result of the incident, since November 19, 2019 all educational institutions in the region: [23]

Checks are being carried out on the operability of the systems: [23]

See also

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