MOSCOW, April 1 (RAPSI) – Moscow's Basmanny District Court on Tuesday extended the detention of Sergey Gordeev, the 15-year-old who was detained in February after a shootout and hostage crisis in a Moscow school that left a teacher and a police officer dead, for four months, RAPSI reports from the courtroom.  Gordeev will remain in detention until August 3.

The hearing was held in the absence of the defendant because he is presently undergoing a judicial psychological and psychiatric examination. The results must be ready by April 14.

Defense attorneys and mother of the student asked the court to release him in the parental care but Judge Alexander Vasin ruled that the parents wouldn't ensure his good behavior.

On February 3, the student made his way into the school with a rifle by threatening a guard who immediately called the police. The teen barged into a classroom where his geography teacher was giving a lesson and fatally wounded him, then held about 20 students hostage, authorities said. The gunman also shot a police officer who arrived on the scene and wounded another, police said.

On February 4, Moscow's Basmanny District court ordered the detention of Gordeev until April 3. On February 12, the student was officially charged with murder, intent to commit murder, and the taking of hostages. On March 31, the Moscow City Court on Monday upheld the detention of Gordeev.

One of the students earlier told the Life News television network that the attacker was one of the best students in the class and was not involved in any conflicts at school, including with the murdered teacher. However, the Kommersant newspaper said the student was angry at the teacher for preventing him from being awarded a gold medal for academic performance. Investigators report that the suspect fired no less than 11 shots, wielding two carbines legally registered to his father.

In accordance with the Russian Criminal Code, underaged criminals face a maximum sentence of ten years in a juvenile correctional facility.

Following the incident, Russian lawmakers reacted with a barrage of legislation, including proposals to ban violent videogames and scenes of child violence on TV.