Gunman killed after opening fire in Kyiv supermarket, 6 dead

In Ukraine, a gunman who opened fire in Kyiv's Holosiivskyi district on Saturday was killed by police after leaving at least six people dead and 14 others injured, including a 12-year-old boy. Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko said the attacker was a 58-year-old native of Moscow who used an automatic weapon. After the shooting, he barricaded himself inside the store. The man had long lived in Donetsk Oblast and had previously faced criminal prosecution, President Volodymyr Zelensky said. "It is now being determined what can be known about him and his motive," the president said. "Four hostages have been rescued," Zelensky said in the social media post.
Officials said the gunman had taken hostages and opened fire on a police officer during the operation.Speaking to the press,Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko noted that the assailant had a registered hunting carbine and the required medical certificate permitting its use. He added that the prosecutor's office was investigating which medical institution had issued the certificate. Ukraine's police said that its special forces were deployed to the scene in the Holosiivskyi district in the city's south. The shooting in Kyiv was one of the rarest and deadliest incidents of its kind the country has seen in many years.