17 killed, dozens wounded in school shooting in Russia

Worried parents at School No. 88 in Izhevsk, Russia.

(Image credit: Maria Baklanova/Kommersant Photo/AFP via Getty Images)

By Catherine Garcia, The Week US

published 26 September 2022

At least 17 people were killed and 24 others injured during a shooting Monday at School No. 88 in Izhevsk, Russia.

Authorities said 11 children were killed in the attack, as well as a school security guard and two teachers.

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Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.

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