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Kyiv shooting death toll rises to seven, mayor says

Police said seven people have died and four hostages were rescued as investigators examine the gunman’s legally registered firearm and possible negligence.

  • On Monday, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko announced the death toll from Saturday's shooting in the Holosiivskyi district has risen to seven after a man injured in the attack died in the hospital.
  • Moscow-Born Dmytro Vasylchenkov opened fire in the Holosiivskyi district on April 18, killing five people before barricading himself in a supermarket; police shot him dead during the operation.
  • President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported that at least 14 people, including a 12-year-old boy, sustained injuries during the rampage. Seven victims remain in Kyiv hospitals, with four adults in intensive care and two in the polytrauma unit.
  • Criminal proceedings under the Criminal Code of Ukraine were initiated by Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko regarding the terrorist act, with investigators examining police conduct during the incident.
  • Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko confirmed the attacker utilized a legally registered firearm as authorities continue investigating the shooting in Kyiv as a terrorist act.
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In Kiev, a local resident died in hospital when he was injured in a shooting in the Vvodeev district on 18 April, reporting to the mayor of Vitaly Klićko, bringing the number of deaths to seven as a result of the attack.

·Vilnius, Lithuania
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