Bus shooting in Russia leaves three dead, three wounded

MOSCOW — A gunman opened fired at a bus and a bus stop in central Russia on Monday, killing three people and wounding three more, police said.

The shooting took place in a village in the Nizhny Novgorod region located around 400 about 250 miles east of Moscow. Police said the man escaped and urged local residents to be cautious since he was armed. A major manhunt was underway and a murder investigation was launched.

The motive for the shooting hasn’t been revealed, but Russian authorities haven’t indicated the shooting was terror-related.