A gunman opened fire at a technical college in Anapa, a city in southern Russia’s Krasnodar region on the Black Sea, killing a security guard and wounding three others, officials reported Wednesday, February 11th. Russian police confirmed that the attacker, a student, was detained.
Local authorities said the security guard, who was the first to respond, acted quickly to prevent the gunman from entering the college. According to regional governor Veniamin Kondratyev
He reacted immediately and called law enforcement agencies….He prevented the attacker from entering the technical college.
Two others suffered moderate injuries, and authorities were still confirming the total number of victims.
The incident highlights a worrying trend, as school and university shootings—once rare in Russia—have become more frequent in recent months.
This attack follows several recent incidents, including a knife attack at a Urals university, a knife attack by a schoolgirl in Siberia, and an air-gun incident involving a schoolboy in central Russia. Alexander Bortnikov, head of Russia’s FSB security service, recently urged regional authorities to strengthen measures to prevent school violence, warning that “the enemy” was looking to exploit youths on social media.
Just a day earlier, a mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, Canada, left nine people dead and dozens injured. Here, the attacker—described in a police alert as a “female in a dress with brown hair”—targeted a secondary school and a nearby residence in the remote mountain town. Authorities reported that 27 people were wounded, with two seriously injured.
