[92061] Tragedy in Krasnodar: 19-year-old armed with a machete and an explosive device attacked a shopping mall
Tragedy in Krasnodar: 19-year-old armed with a machete and an explosive device attacked a shopping mall
A 19-year-old youth violently attacked visitors at a shopping mall in Krasnodar, using a machete and an improvised explosive device. One woman was killed and six others were injured in the attack.
Bloody attack at a shopping mall in Krasnodar
A shocking incident occurred yesterday at the West Mall in Krasnodar, when a 19-year-old, identified as Grigory A., launched a violent stabbing spree. According to reports on Mash, the attacker arrived armed with a machete and an improvised explosive device containing metal shrapnel. The incident began in the MFC (government service center) area inside the mall, where he first wounded a security guard who tried to stop him. During the attack, a 41-year-old woman, a mother of two, was killed, and six other people were injured, including a pregnant woman, as reported by SHOT.
The attacker fled toward a children's play area, where visitors at the scene managed to subdue him and hand him over to security forces, as reported by the Baza channel. In his initial interrogation, Grigory A. claimed that he acted alone and that he was simply "fed up with life" and wanted to end it, statements that were repeated across several channels, including Прямой Эфир • Новости. Official bodies, including the Investigative Committee of Russia, have opened a criminal case for murder and attempted murder.
While most reports, including those in РИА Новости and RT на русском, which are identified with the Russian government line, focus on the suspect's personal and psychological motives, НЕВЗОРОВ, who criticizes the Russian government, noted that the motive might be related to ongoing "bullying." The suspect, who grew up in a large family, is currently under forensic psychiatric evaluation.
Despite initial reports of multiple attackers, law enforcement authorities later clarified, as noted in Лентач, that it was a lone attacker and that another person who was detained by mistake had been released. The mall remains closed until further notice while investigators continue to collect evidence at the scene.