World News | Gunman Opens Fire in Moscow Service Center, Kills 2 People
Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. A gunman opened fire in a Moscow city customer services facility, killing two people Tuesday and wounding three others, city authorities said.
Moscow, Dec 7 (AP) A gunman opened fire in a Moscow city customer services facility, killing two people Tuesday and wounding three others, city authorities said.
Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said on Twitter that a suspect was detained. Sobyanin didn't offer any details about the assailant or his possible motive, saying only that the incident took place in the southeast of the city.
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“Doctors are doing all they can to help those wounded,” the mayor said.
State news agency Tass reported, citing an unidentified law enforcement source, that the man drew out a gun and started firing shots after an argument with a security guard who asked him to put on a face mask, which is mandatory in such facilities.
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Tass also quoted witnesses of the incident as saying that a girl aged 10 or 11 was among the people wounded. (AP)
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