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| Four killed as police storm house of shooter randomly firing at by-passers near Moscow | |
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| Four people have been killed in a shooting spree in the village of Kratovo, southeast of Moscow, where a man barricaded himself in his home and opened fire on by-passers. The gunman was killed as he tried to shoot his way out of the police raid. | Four people have been killed in a shooting spree in the village of Kratovo, southeast of Moscow, where a man barricaded himself in his home and opened fire on by-passers. The gunman was killed as he tried to shoot his way out of the police raid. |
| After authorities surrounded the house, the suspect engaged law enforcement in a firefight, with the sounds of gunfire and grenade blasts echoing through the locality. Four officers sustained light injuries before police and the National Guard shot and killed the gunman, following the hours-long stand-off. | |
| “The shooter was blocked. For several hours he was shooting, throwing grenades. There were 14 explosions, four special forces were injured. Their injuries are light, nothing is threatening their lives,” said Russian Minister of Internal Affairs, Vladimir Kolokoltsev, who traveled to the scene to take personal charge of the situation. | |
| Vladimir Kolokoltsev, the Russian Minister of Internal Affairs, is at the scene and has personally taken charge of the situation. | Vladimir Kolokoltsev, the Russian Minister of Internal Affairs, is at the scene and has personally taken charge of the situation. |
| During the stand-off , Igor’s father arrived at the scene, TASS reports, pleading to his son to surrender. His pleas, however, were only answered with more shots. | During the stand-off , Igor’s father arrived at the scene, TASS reports, pleading to his son to surrender. His pleas, however, were only answered with more shots. |
| Interfax reported that at least one officer from the security services suffered a shrapnel wound. | Interfax reported that at least one officer from the security services suffered a shrapnel wound. |
| At least five men and women were reportedly shot at by the gunman, named by neighbors as “Igor.” | At least five men and women were reportedly shot at by the gunman, named by neighbors as “Igor.” |
| Police said four people were killed in the shooting, including two people found dead in the suspect’s house. | |
| “According to preliminary reports, in the area of Kratovo a man born in 1967, from the territory of his household, started shooting at passers-by with a hunting rifle,” the local department of the Interior Ministry told RT in an earlier statement. | “According to preliminary reports, in the area of Kratovo a man born in 1967, from the territory of his household, started shooting at passers-by with a hunting rifle,” the local department of the Interior Ministry told RT in an earlier statement. |
| The house was cordoned off and special forces from the Russian National Guard were deployed to the scene. | The house was cordoned off and special forces from the Russian National Guard were deployed to the scene. |
| When officers finally stormed the house they found another two bodies, bringing to four the total number of fatalities. | When officers finally stormed the house they found another two bodies, bringing to four the total number of fatalities. |
| “Four dead. Several more injured,” Interior Ministry spokeswoman Tatiana Petrova told TASS. | “Four dead. Several more injured,” Interior Ministry spokeswoman Tatiana Petrova told TASS. |
| There were also a number of other people living in the house and it’s still unclear what has happened to them. | There were also a number of other people living in the house and it’s still unclear what has happened to them. |
| One of the victims, a woman, died in hospital, while her husband is said to be in a critical condition, according to local Interior Ministry director Elena Fokina. A murder investigation is now underway. | One of the victims, a woman, died in hospital, while her husband is said to be in a critical condition, according to local Interior Ministry director Elena Fokina. A murder investigation is now underway. |
| "The case is being brought in three parts – article 317 [threatening the life of a law enforcement officer], article 222 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation [illegal arms trafficking] and part 2 of Article 105 of the Criminal Code [killing two or more persons]," Fokina told RIA Novosti. | "The case is being brought in three parts – article 317 [threatening the life of a law enforcement officer], article 222 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation [illegal arms trafficking] and part 2 of Article 105 of the Criminal Code [killing two or more persons]," Fokina told RIA Novosti. |
| The survivors are being treated at Zhukovsky city hospital. The house of the gunman meanwhile caught fire and completely burnt down, as authorities didn't allow the fire department to put out the flames. | The survivors are being treated at Zhukovsky city hospital. The house of the gunman meanwhile caught fire and completely burnt down, as authorities didn't allow the fire department to put out the flames. |
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| Locals told reporters that Igor served in the conflict in Chechnya, lives with his mother and may be suffering from a mental condition. A neighbor told Ren TV that Igor had previously worked at OMON (riot police) and MChS (Ministry of Emergency Situations). | Locals told reporters that Igor served in the conflict in Chechnya, lives with his mother and may be suffering from a mental condition. A neighbor told Ren TV that Igor had previously worked at OMON (riot police) and MChS (Ministry of Emergency Situations). |
| “He was hurt in the MChS, and afterwards spent some time in a mental hospital,” the neighbor said. | “He was hurt in the MChS, and afterwards spent some time in a mental hospital,” the neighbor said. |