Overview
- Police say a 15-year-old ninth-grader at Uspenskaya Secondary School in Gorki-2 attacked a security guard before fatally stabbing a fourth-grade student.
- Russia’s Investigative Committee opened a murder case and the suspect was taken into custody for questioning.
- Officials have not clarified the security guard’s condition following the Moscow-region attack.
- Unverified images and reports circulating on Telegram allege extremist material linked to the suspect; authorities have not confirmed those claims.
- A day earlier in St. Petersburg, a ninth-grade student allegedly stabbed a 29-year-old teacher after a poor grade, prompting an attempted-murder investigation and hospitalization of both in serious but not life-threatening condition.