{"id":19479,"date":"2026-04-18T23:15:04","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T22:15:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=19479"},"modified":"2026-04-18T23:15:04","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T22:15:04","slug":"ukraine-police-shoot-dead-gunman-who-killed-six-in-kyiv-took-hostages-gun-violence-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=19479","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine police shoot dead gunman who killed six in Kyiv, took hostages | Gun Violence News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"article__subhead\"><em>The attacker has been identified as a \u201c58-year-old Moscow man\u201d, but no motive has been established.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"byline byline--no-avatars\">\n<div class=\"byline-content\">\n<p><span class=\"contributors-list__by-prefix\">By <\/span>Al Jazeera staff<!-- --> and <!-- -->AP<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 18 Apr 2026<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">18 Apr 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>A gunman who killed at least six people in Kyiv and took hostages has been shot dead by Ukrainian police, officials said.<\/p>\n<p>The attack occurred on Saturday in the capital\u2019s Holosiivskyi district, where the assailant opened fire on civilians in the street before barricading himself inside a nearby supermarket, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said on Telegram.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 4 items<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>Special tactical police units stormed the supermarket after roughly 40 minutes of failed negotiations, Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko said on Telegram. The gunman shot at police officers during the standoff.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe tried to persuade him, knowing that there was likely a wounded person inside,\u201d Klymenko told The Associated Press news agency. \u201cWe even offered to bring in tourniquets to stop the bleeding, but he did not respond.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, authorities were given the order to \u201cneutralise\u201d the attacker, he said.<\/p>\n<p>At least 10 others were hospitalised, including one child, and four hostages were rescued, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a post on X.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4502753\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4502753\" style=\"width:770px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-arc-image-770 wp-image-4502753\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-18T161107Z_398389806_RC2RRKAFDDVW_RTRMADP_3_UKRAINE-SHOOTING-1776531752.jpg?w=770&amp;resize=770%2C561&amp;quality=80\" alt=\"Special Forces Police Unit evacuate the hostage at the site of a shooting incident, in Kyiv, Ukraine, April 18, 2026. Picture taken with a mobile phone. REUTERS\/Stringer TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY\" fetchpriority=\"low\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4502753\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Special Forces Police Unit evacuate a hostage at the site of a shooting incident, in Kyiv, Ukraine, April 18, 2026 [Reuters]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko said the attacker was a 58-year-old born in Moscow.<\/p>\n<p>Klymenko said the man was carrying a legally registered gun and had approached licensing authorities as recently as December 2025 to renew his weapons permit, submitting a valid medical certificate at the time. He added that investigators would determine which medical institution issued the document.<\/p>\n<p>Zelenskyy offered his condolences to the families of the victims, saying he had instructed officials to make all verified information publicly available. \u201cWe expect a swift investigation,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The attacker has been identified as a \u201c58-year-old Moscow man\u201d, but no motive has been established. By Al Jazeera staff and AP Published On 18 Apr 202618 Apr 2026 A gunman who killed at least six people in Kyiv and took hostages has been shot dead by Ukrainian police, officials said. 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