KAZAN. May 14 (Interfax) - Ilnaz Galyaviyev, a former student of a vocational school at the TISBI University of Management, who went on a shooting spree in Kazan killing nine people, suggested that his fellow student join a sect, Nella Pruss, rector of the TISBI University of Management, told reporters.
"He suggested that a fellow student join a sect when he was still a student," Pruss said.
Galyaviyev performed well academically for 3.5 years, but suddenly stopped attending classes in January 2021, she said.
"He studied for 3.5 years, and no one saw him anymore after the New Year holidays. He performed well academically, he had As and Bs. He did well in school, but something happened to him in those six months. He didn't cause any problems, he was neat, he attended all classes, he was involved in school life, he was a volunteer. And everything was OK," she said.
"There is one thing we can't understand: his family moved out of their residence 1.5 years ago. And why is no one interested in his family now, why the family moved out? But apparently something very serious happened for the family - his mother, father, and older brother, who is 21 - to move out, leaving him alone in the apartment," the rector said.
Galyaviyev, a 19-year-old, went on a shooting spree at his former school, No. 175, in Kazan on May 11. The shooting left nine dead, including seven children and two teachers. Twenty children and three adults were injured. Five children and three adults were airlifted to hospitals in Moscow.
Galyaviyev was a fourth-year student at a vocational school at the TISBI University of Management. He was expelled in April.
He has been charged with killing two or more people, including minors, in a socially dangerous manner.
On Wednesday, the Sovetsky District Court of Kazan ruled in favor of an investigator's motion and remanded Galyaviyev in custody until July 11.