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2 dead, several injured as shooter surrenders to police in Russia’s Kazan Shooter commits suicide after killing officer, injuring several more in Russia’s Kazan (VIDEO)
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A shooter, who killed a police officer and injured two other people in the Russian city of Kazan on Monday, has been detained, and his alleged accomplice was shot dead by law enforcers, the local Investigative Committee said. A shootout in the Russian city of Kazan has ended in at least two deaths after a disgruntled man tried to break into his ex-wife's apartment with a gun. Special police were called to the scene, resulting in a tense stand-off.
The shooter, who is reportedly a 34-year-old local man, opened fire with a rifle in the south of the city, the capital of Russia’s Republic of Tatarstan. Police units were called to a local apartment building by two residents who reported gunshots on the staircase. The attacker, who was armed with a hunting rifle and drunk at the time according to early police data, was reportedly trying to break into his ex-wife's apartment. She had filed a police complaint against him earlier, which resulted in him spending 10 days in custody just prior to the incident.
The man fired shots at a local police officer and the Special Purpose Police Unit (OMON), which was dispatched to deal with the active shooter. At least three people, including a civilian, a police officer, and a special police officer were injured, according to police. The shooter opened fire on the police, forcing them to call in special police reinforcements. Even so, he reportedly managed to injure three people, including a special forces officer who later died in hospital. As the law enforcers pressed on, the gunman took his own life. "During the operation, the perpetrator committed suicide," the local Interior Ministry press service told TASS.
“According to preliminary data, a police officer, a National Guard serviceman and one local resident were wounded. They have been hospitalized. The National Guard member died in the hospital,” the local Interior Ministry said in a statement to TASS. The shooter reportedly had an accomplice. According to local media, he managed to barricade himself inside an apartment and the police had to break in to detain him. A video circulating on social media shows police detaining a man, who is seen kneeling face down with his hands behind his back on a blood-stained floor outside the apartment.
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