A student was detained by Russian police after bringing a firearm to his school and firing it twice.
"Today, at around 8:00 a.m. (6:00 a.m. Moscow time), the police department of the Oktyabrsky District of the Perm Region received a message that a minor fired two shots from a weapon into the wall and ceiling at the school. No one was injured as a result of the incident. The teenager was detained", an official statement read.
The shooter turned out to be a 6th grade student at the school, authorities told Sputnik. Police are investigating the motives behind the incident and where exactly the firearm came from.