Investigators are still trying to establish why the suspect, Natalie Rupnow, 15, opened fire on schoolmates and staff before turning the gun on herself.

“Wait, you dated her? She’s basically royalty,” said an old schoolmate of my first love when we realized our mutual connection.

Saying the killer had shown no remorse, a judge on Friday sentenced Samuel Woodward to life in prison without parole for murdering a gay former schoolmate in January 2018.

Some of his schoolmates were questioned by investigators and said Arseny would often criticise Putin and Russia's actions in Ukraine.

His new schoolmates help him write notes in class as the explosion also damaged his fingers and thumbs.