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| 1 killed, 1 injured after gunman opens fire inside magistrates' court in Russia’s Siberia | 1 killed, 1 injured after gunman opens fire inside magistrates' court in Russia’s Siberia |
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| One person has died and a woman has been severely injured after a gunman opened fire inside a courthouse in the city of Novokuznetsk in southwestern Siberia. The rifle-wielding suspect has been apprehended. | One person has died and a woman has been severely injured after a gunman opened fire inside a courthouse in the city of Novokuznetsk in southwestern Siberia. The rifle-wielding suspect has been apprehended. |
| The prosecutor's office in the Kemerovo region, where the magistrates’ court is located, has launched an attempted murder probe following the incident. | |
| The attack unfolded early Thursday morning around 9.20 local time.The assailant was detained at the scene and taken into custody. | |
| A male court officer, who suffered a gunshot wound to his stomach as a result of the attack, succumbed to his injuries and died in an ambulance en route to hospital. | |
| A woman, a witness in the case, was also severely injured with wounds to the leg and face. She has been taken to hospital in a serious condition. | |
| There have been conflicting information about the identity of the attacker. | There have been conflicting information about the identity of the attacker. |
| There were unconfirmed reports that the attacker might have been an aggrieved defendant who left the courtroom mid-hearing, only to return with a firearm he allegedly kept in his vehicle. As the man reentered the building, armed with a deadly weapon, a court officer attempted to stop him but was shot dead instead, a law enforcement source told TASS. The shooter then moved to the courtroom, where he fired at another person, the source told the agency. | There were unconfirmed reports that the attacker might have been an aggrieved defendant who left the courtroom mid-hearing, only to return with a firearm he allegedly kept in his vehicle. As the man reentered the building, armed with a deadly weapon, a court officer attempted to stop him but was shot dead instead, a law enforcement source told TASS. The shooter then moved to the courtroom, where he fired at another person, the source told the agency. |
| However, another source with knowledge of the investigation told Interfax news agency that the shooter was in fact a victim in a criminal case. | However, another source with knowledge of the investigation told Interfax news agency that the shooter was in fact a victim in a criminal case. |
| “It has been preliminary established that the gunman was a victim in a criminal case, that was being heard by the court. The injured woman is a witness,” the source said. | “It has been preliminary established that the gunman was a victim in a criminal case, that was being heard by the court. The injured woman is a witness,” the source said. |
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