At least six killed as gunman opens fire and takes hostages in Kyiv
The gunman has been shot dead, says Ukraine’s interior minister
Six people are said to have been killed after a gunman opened fire in Kyiv.
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Police in Kyiv have shot dead a gunman who took hostages at a supermarket in the city’s Holosiivskyi district, Ukraine’s interior minister has said.
Ihor Klymenko, says special forces stormed the store after attempts to reach the suspect through a negotiator failed.
He says the gunman had also fired at police officers.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says five people are known to have died, with Kyiv mayor, Vitali Klitschko, adding at around 5:10pm that a woman in her 30s died in the hospital – bringing the total to six killed.
Klitschko added 15 others were injured, including a child.
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According to the Associated Press, television footage showed police taking cover inside the shopping centre as gunfire rang out, while bystanders were moved away from the scene.