{"id":542962,"date":"2026-04-21T06:42:41","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T01:42:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=542962"},"modified":"2026-04-21T06:42:41","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T01:42:41","slug":"kyiv-shooting-death-toll-rises-to-seven-mayor-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/kyiv-shooting-death-toll-rises-to-seven-mayor-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Kyiv shooting death toll rises to seven, mayor says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> MOSCOW<br \/>\nA man \u200chit in a Kyiv district shooting on Saturday has died in hospital, bringing the toll of those killed in the incident to seven, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said on Monday.<br \/>\nA Russian-born man opened fire on passers-by with an automatic rifle on Saturday before \u200cbarricading himself \u200cin a supermarket with hostages, \u200cwhere he was shot dead by police.<br \/>\n\u201cThe victim was in extremely serious condition. The doctors fought for his life, but unfortunately they were unable to save him,\u201d Klitschko said on the Telegram messaging \u200capp. He added \u200cthat seven people including a child \u200cremain hospitalized after being wounded in \u200cthe shooting, which occurred in the capital\u2019s leafy Holosiivskyi district.<br \/>\nFour of those hospitalized are in intensive care.<br \/>\nSuch \u200cshooting incidents are extremely rare in Ukraine and the country\u2019s security service said it was being investigated as a terrorist act. Police have not yet identified a motive for the shooting. The shooting has raised questions both about the public\u2019s right to self-defense and about how the gunman was able to obtain a firearms permit, Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko has said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MOSCOW A man \u200chit in a Kyiv district shooting on Saturday has died in hospital, bringing the toll of those killed in the incident to seven, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said on Monday. 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