13 dead, 21 wounded in school shooting in Russia

A gunman killed 13 people, including 7 children, and wounded 21 different radical successful a schoolhouse successful cardinal Russia connected Monday, authorities said.

Russia's Investigative Committee said the shooting took spot successful a schoolhouse successful Izhevsk, a metropolis astir 960 kilometers (600 miles) eastbound of Moscow successful the Udmurtia region. Those wounded were 14 children and 7 adults, the Committee said.

The politician of Udmurtia, Alexander Brechalov, said successful a video connection that the inactive unidentified gunman changeable himself.

The schoolhouse educates children betwixt grades 1 and 11. It has been evacuated and the country astir it has been cordoned off, the politician said.

According to the Investigative Committee, the gunman wore a achromatic t-shirt with "Nazi symbols." No different details astir the shooter oregon his motives person been released.

Izhevsk, a metropolis of 640,000, is located westbound of the Ural mountains successful cardinal Russia.