Perm receives letters of condolences from twin-cities.
“I am horrified by the cruelty of the incident which killed 6 people and affected many others. Allow me, on behalf of the city administration, all residents of the city of Duisburg, and also on my own behalf, to express deep and sincere condolences to the families and friends of the victims, to all residents of our twin-city Perm and to you personally, Mayor Demkin. We wish all those injured a speedy and complete recovery. Our dear friends in Perm, at this difficult time for you, we are with you. Therefore, please inform me if our city can help you and the people of Perm in any way. With best wishes from Duisburg,” - Sören Link, Mayor of Duisburg.
“On behalf of the citizens of Oxford I want to extend my heartfelt sympathy to the residents of our twin city of Perm over the tragic shooting that has claimed the lives of so many innocent people at the Perm State University today. This is shocking news. Like Perm, Oxford is a proud university city and, as we see the return of students to our universities to begin or continue their studies, we feel deeply for those who have been killed or injured in this terrible incident, as well as for their friends, colleagues and families, ” – Cllr Mark Lygo, Lord Mayor of Oxford.
“On behalf of the World Affairs Council and Louisville Sister Cities, we want to send very sincere and heartfelt condolences to the city of Perm and all the people affected by the weekend shooting tragedy at Perm State University. We are saddened and heartbroken for your city and feel deeply the impact it has on the lives of those directly and indirectly touched by the tragedy. We know these kinds of occurrences are rare in Russia so it must be difficult to cope. Unfortunately, we see too many of these kinds of tragedies here in the U.S., but it doesn't make it easier”, - Xiao Yin Zhao, Executive Director at World Affairs Council of KY/So.IN
Information:
On Monday, September 20, there was a deadly shooting in Perm. Tragically, six people were killed at the Perm State University. Twenty-eight people were taken to hospitals for further medical treatment.The assailant, identified as a male student of Law Faculty at Perm State University, walked on to campus on Monday morning and started shooting. Students and teachers barricaded themselves inside the university building, while others were seen screaming and jumping from windows. A suspect in the shooting was arrested and wounded after resisting law enforcement officers.