Sixth-grader brings pistol to school in south Moscow and aims it at students

A sixth-grade student brought what turned out to be a toy pistol to a school in south Moscow and aimed it at classmates during a lesson.
Apr 22, 2026
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Authorities and the student«s family were summoned to the educational institution following the incident.
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Moscow News / Telegram

In south Moscow, a sixth-grader brought a weapon to school and aimed it at students. It all happened during a Russian language lesson, according to a subscriber of the Tsaritsyno district channel.

The boy«s mother asserts that her child faces harassment from peers at the school.
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Moscow News / Telegram

According to parents, the student has been disrupting lessons and clashing with classmates for more than a year. Initially, he brought a pistol to school and started aiming it at classmates.

The principal of School No. 2000, Marina Akatova, told MSK1.RU that the sixth-grader«s parents were called to the school. The weapon turned out to be a toy.

«A sixth-grade student brought a toy pistol to school and showed it to a teacher. The teenager»s parents were invited to the school. The information has been sent to the juvenile affairs commission,« she said.

The teenager«s mother claims that her son is being bullied at school, but his classmates deny it.

Earlier in Ufa, a 9th-grade student burst into a school with a weapon. According to UFA1.RU, the teenager brought a traumatic pistol into the educational institution and opened fire on those inside. It is reported that the schoolboy with the weapon has already been detained. The police have cordoned off the block, and the approaches to the gymnasium are closed.

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