The high-school student who entered School N263 with weapons has been detained and handed over to investigators, the Interior Ministry press center told Interfax.

The Interior Ministry earlier reported that a gunman had entered the school and went on a shooting spree there.

The ministry press center later reported that the criminal who opened fire in Moscow School N263 was a high school student of the school. All students of the school have been released, the ministry reported. Sources in the Interior Ministry also said a policeman and a teacher were killed during the attack and one police officer was wounded.