[8] Authorities had blamed previous school shootings on foreign influence from news of similar incidents in the United States and elsewhere.

[13] At around 11:30 local time, a man wearing a military helmet and balaclava, carrying a seven-shot (6+1) 12-gauge Huglu Atrox T pump-action shotgun [1] approached Building 8 of Perm State University.

[15] Students and teachers inside the university, who were involved in lessons at the time, used furniture such as chairs to barricade the internal doors closed.

Meanwhile, video footage from outside the university showed students using classroom windows to escape,[13] and the gunman walking outside the building.

They were identified as five women and one man, aged between 18 and 66 years old:[9] 47 others were injured (including 23 who were wounded by gunfire), with all except the gunman in stable condition by 22 September.

[24] At one of the court hearings that took place, defendant Timur Bekmansurov demanded that the cell phone he had taken with him on the day of the shooting be destroyed.

After listing the physical evidence, the prosecutor asked Bekmansurov what to do with some of his belongings: a computer, four memory cards, a tablet, and three cell phones.

[27] Bekmansurov claimed at trial that he suffered from suicidal and paranoid thoughts, tinnitus in his ears and head, and feelings of tightness in his brain.

[30] Bekmansurov's ex-girlfriend stated in a deposition that he said he did not see the meaning of life: “Several times he sent me videos showing cruel treatment of people.

[32] From the testimony of Bemansurov's classmate it became known that during the conversation he suggested that he personally or jointly with him to commit a mass murder: either to shoot people or to run them down with a car.

167 (damage to another's property in a generally dangerous way, with a rowdy motive) of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation.

Relatives of the dead and those injured in the shooting filed suits against the defendant for moral damages in the total amount of 24.91 million rubles.

According to the results of a psychiatric examination, Bekmansurov was diagnosed with schizoid personality disorder, but he was declared sane at the time of the crime.

[39][40] Students, faculty, and residents of Perm used the exterior fence of the university to create a makeshift memorial with carnations, candles, photos, and other items.

[9] Authorities have blamed foreign influence for previous school shootings, and the attack has brought forward additional questions and potential legal changes.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov announced on 20 September that legislative action had already been taken to further restrict gun purchases.