Kerch Polytechnic College massacre

On 17 October 2018, a bomb attack and school shooting happened in the dining room and second floor of Kerch Polytechnic College in Kerch, Crimea. The school is attended by students aged 15 to mid-20s.^[2] 20 people (15 students and 5 staff members) died and over 53 were injured, 12 of them critically.^[3][4][5][6]

Kerch Polytechnic College massacre
Vladislav Roslyakov in the college library
Location	Kerch Polytechnic College, Kerch, Crimea Russia (de facto) Ukraine (de jure)
Coordinates	45°21′23″N 36°32′08″E
Date	17 October 2018 (2018-10-17) Approximately 11:44 — ? (UTC+3:00)
Attack type	School shooting, school bombing, mass murder, murder–suicide, allegedly copycat crime
Weapons	Hatsan Escort Aimguard 12 gauge pump-action shotgun[1] Knife (unused, kept in left boot) Nail bomb Pipe bombs (unused) Molotov cocktail (unused)
Deaths	21 (including the perpetrator)
Injured	67
Perpetrator	Vladislav Roslyakov

The shooter was 18-year-old student Vladislav Roslyakov, who after the attack killed himself.^[7] One of the survivors said the shooting lasted 15 minutes.^[8]

The crime is under investigation as a mass murder and not terrorist attack.^[9]

Russian President Vladimir Putin described the attack as a "tragic event" and offered his condolences to the victims' families while attending a conference in Sochi.^[10]

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko expressed condolences to the victims, whom he described as Ukrainian citizens.^[11]