The individual caused “multiple deaths and injuries” by opening fire in a residential area and then barricading themselves in a supermarket before being eliminated, according to the mayor of the Ukrainian capital Vitaly Klitschko.
The presumed author of a shooting that killed at least five people and injured ten on Saturday in a residential neighborhood of Kiev was killed, several sources from the Ukrainian government said. The mayor of the Ukrainian capital Vitaly Klitschko had previously stated earlier in the day that gunfire had erupted in the Demyivka district, causing “multiple deaths and injuries.” “The shooter was killed during his arrest in Kiev” in the supermarket where he had taken refuge, the minister stated on Telegram, indicating that the man “had taken hostages and fired at the police” during his apprehension.
“So far, the death of five people has been confirmed,” Volodymyr Zelensky said on X, specifying that “10 people have been hospitalized with injuries and trauma” and that “four hostages have been rescued.”
Attorney General Ruslan Kravchenko stated in a press release that the suspect is “a 58-year-old man from Moscow.” He allegedly first opened fire on the street, “after which he barricaded himself inside a supermarket and took hostages.” “According to preliminary information, he used an automatic weapon. At the same time, a fire broke out in the apartment where the assailant was registered as a resident,” the press release also mentioned. An attached photo in the press release shows the body of a person lying in a store aisle, covered in blood, with a weapon at their feet.
