People killed and injured as unknown shooter opens fire in Kyiv – videos

Several people have been killed and injured as a shooter opened fire on people in Kyiv. Police are carrying out a special operation to detain the suspect.

Source: Kyiv police; social media; Ukrainska Pravda sources in law enforcement agencies; Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko

Quote from the police: "An unidentified man opened fire on people. The police are carrying out a special operation to detain the offender.

Early reports say one person was killed and a number of people have been injured. Information on the number of casualties is being gathered. Police units and Special Rapid Response Corps forces have been dispatched to the scene."

Details: Reports on social media said the incident took place in the Demiivka area of Kyiv. Local residents said an unidentified man aged about 60 opened fire on people before barricading himself inside a Velmart supermarket and taking several people hostage.

Ukrainska Pravda sources in law enforcement agencies said the shooter has entered a shop. Police have cordoned off the area and a special operation is ongoing. The exact number of casualties is still being determined.

Update: Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said a child was among those injured in the street in the city's Holosiivskyi district. Medics are taking the child to hospital. The injured adults are being examined and treated at the scene. Klitschko said several people have been killed and injured as a result of the shooting.

Quote from Klitschko: "The special operation to detain the man who opened fire and is currently inside the supermarket is ongoing. Early reports say shots have also been heard inside the supermarket."

At about 18:00, Klitschko said that according to medics, two people have been killed in the Holosiivskyi district. Five people injured in the street shooting have been taken to hospitals in the capital.

Those injured include a child and a security guard from the supermarket the shooter stormed into and where he remains barricaded. The operation to detain him is ongoing.

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