Kyiv: At least six victims in supermarket attack, hostages freed
At least six people were killed and several were injured after a gunman opened fire in Kyiv on Saturday, April 18, Ukrainian officials announced.
TL;DR
- At least six people were killed and 14 injured in a shooting incident in Kyiv.
- The gunman, a 58-year-old man born in Moscow, opened fire randomly on the street and took hostages in a supermarket.
- Police negotiators spoke with the attacker for 40 minutes before he killed one hostage, leading to the order for his elimination.
- The gunman was killed by police in a shootout within the supermarket.
- The attacker had previously lived in the Russian-occupied eastern Donetsk region and set fire to his apartment before the shooting.
- The motive for the attack is currently unknown.
- The 58-year-old suspect used a registered automatic weapon, and authorities are investigating its permit and the circumstances of the shooting.