Gunman opens fire in Moscow services center, kills 2 people
MOSCOW – A gunman opened fire in a Moscow government services center and killed two people Tuesday, reportedly after being told to put on a face mask, authorities and Russia media said. Four other people were wounded.
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.
“Doctors are doing all they can to help those wounded,” the mayor said.
The suspect is a 45-year-old Moscow resident, according to Russian Interior Ministry spokesperson Irina Volk. A 10year-old girl was among the people wounded, Volk said.
Deputy Mayor Anastasia Rakova said four people have been wounded, and three of them are in grave condition.