Russian shopping center shooting: A shooting in a shopping center in southern Russia results in four deaths. Find out the details on the shooter who killed 4 people in Krymsk and the Russian shopping mall in this article below.
The gunman was among the four dead, according to TASS. Prosecutors from the area were dispatched to the location to begin an investigation.
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According to sources in the local law enforcement sector, the state-run TASS news agency reported on Thursday that four persons had been killed in a shooting in a commercial area of the southern Russian city of Krymsk.
Four people died in a shooting in a shopping district in the southern Russian city of #Krymsk, the state-run TASS news agency reported.https://t.co/wqShmPhbYJ
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The gunman was among the four dead, according to TASS. Prosecutors from the area were dispatched to the location to begin an investigation.
A man was seen firing while walking down a street in a video that went viral on social media. He shoots someone who is down on the ground in the final seconds of the film from close range. The video could not be verified by Reuters.
In the southern Krasnodar region of Russia, close to the Crimean peninsula, which Russia unilaterally invaded from Ukraine in 2014, is the small city of Krymsk.
Social media videos show a man shooting along a lane lined with parked cars. The footage was captured at Krymsk, which is a city in southern Krasnodar Krai.
The same individual can be seen in another video shooting more shots down a street before getting into a grey automobile. In the southern Krasnodar region of Russia, close to the Crimean peninsula, which Russia unilaterally invaded from Ukraine in 2014, is the small city of Krymsk.
UPDATE: Who was the suspect?
Vladimir Zhirov, who today lost a custody dispute with his ex-wife over their son, has been named as the shooter. He shot three people in a fit of fury.
According to state-run media in Russia, a shooter at the Slavyansky shopping mall in Krymsk, Krasnodar Krai, murdered at least three people. The shooting started at about 00:00 EST.
According to early reports, the shooter killed three people with three shots before turning the gun on himself. Russian social media users posted this image that they claimed showed the shooter after he committed suicide in a nearby parked car following the assault.
This news story is still developing. More will come. Check back for updates.
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