Three people have been killed in a shooting at a university in the Russian city of Perm, according to reports on Monday.
A person opened fire, sending lecturers and students fleeing into classrooms where they locked themselves in, the TASS news agency reported.
Police in Perm said five people had been killed in the shooting. The AP news agency cited health officials saying there were 10 people wounded.
Russia's Investigative Committee, the agency that handles probes into major crimes, said the gunman had been identified as a student at the university.
Perm State University’s press service told Reuters that the gunman, who was in his teens, had been killed.
Video footage captured at the scene showed people jumping from first-floor windows to escape the building.
Students carrying backpacks and handbags could be seen throwing their belongings out of windows before jumping out on to a pavement and grassy area.
An unverified video posted on social media purporting to be of the shooter showed a man dressed in black and wearing a helmet walking towards the university.
He appeared to be carrying a rifle.
Russia has strict restrictions on civilian firearm ownership, but some categories of guns are available for purchase for hunting, self-defence or sport, once would-be owners have passed tests and met other requirements.
Another clip showed a pavement smeared with blood and a group of people attending to an injured man, who lay on the pavement.
The victim appeared to be bleeding heavily from a leg wound.
A source told TASS: "On Monday, an unidentified person entered the university building and opened fire.
“Some students locked themselves in the university's auditoriums to hide from the attacker. Some students jumped out of the windows.
“Law enforcement agents are heading to the site.”
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