Residents of a tight-knit trailer park in Colorado tried to make sense of a birthday party shooting that killed seven people, including the gunman.
Four boys and three girls, all eighth-graders, died, as well as a teacher and another school employee, said Rustam Minnikhanov, governor of the Tatarstan republic, where Kazan is the capital.
The teacher who died, Elvira Ignatyeva, had been an English instructor at the school for four years, the state news agency Tass reported.
Video released by Russian media showed students dressed in black and white running out of the building. Another video depicted shattered windows, a stream of smoke coming out of one, and the sound of gunfire. Dozens of ambulances lined up at the entrance.
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