Kamyshin school shooting
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LocationKamyshin, Volgograd Oblast, Russia
Date9 March 1997
early morning (UTC+3)
early morning (UTC+3)
TargetCadets and commander at a military academy
Attack type
Mass shooting| 1997 Kamyshin military school shooting | |
|---|---|
| Location | Kamyshin, Volgograd Oblast, Russia |
| Date | 9 March 1997 early morning (UTC+3) |
| Target | Cadets and commander at a military academy |
Attack type | Mass shooting |
| Weapons | Automatic rifles[1] |
| Deaths | 6[1] |
| Injured | 2[1] |
| Perpetrators | Sergei Lepnev[2] |
| Motive | Unknown[2] |
The 1997 Kamyshin military school shooting was a mass shooting that occurred in the early morning of 9 March 1997 at the Kamyshin Higher Military Construction School in Kamyshin, Volgograd Oblast, Russia. An 18-year-old first-year cadet, Sergei Lepnev, opened fire on his fellow cadets and the officer on duty during a routine guard change, killing six people and seriously injuring two others before fleeing the scene. Police arrested Lepnev later that day along with an accomplice after a manhunt. The motive for the attack was unclear.[2][1]