Russian schoolgirl shoots several classmates before killing herself

Investigators work at the scene of a shooting in a classroom of a school in Bryansk, Russia (Russian Investigative Committee via AP)

A Russian schoolgirl shot several of her classmates, killing one person and wounding five others before killing herself, state news agencies and authorities have said.

The shooting happened at a school in Bryansk, a city in a region of the same name that borders Ukraine, Russia’s Investigative Committee said.