The man who started shooting in Kiev quarreled with his neighbor before the crime

The man who opened fire on people in the Holosiivsky district of Kiev had previously quarreled with a neighbor. This was announced on Sunday, April 19, by representatives of the National Police of Ukraine during a briefing.

"The call has been received <...> about the conflict between citizens on the street. At first, the police went "to a domestic quarrel," the Ukrainian Public television channel quotes the content of their speech on Telegram.

It is noted that when the conflict began between the men, the attacker had a traumatic pistol with him, from which he subsequently fired shots in the direction of his opponent. After that, the criminal ran to his apartment, rearmed himself, and doused it with liquid, setting it on fire. After leaving the house, he went to a supermarket, where he took fellow citizens hostage.

In Kiev, an unknown person opened fire on people. What is known

On April 18, an unknown person opened fire on people in the Holosiivsky district of Kiev. As a result of the incident, six people were killed and 15 others were injured. The man took people hostage and shot at the police during the arrest. He was eliminated by special forces.

The Prosecutor General's Office of Ukraine qualified the shooting as a terrorist act. Later, footage appeared on social networks showing how the police, having heard the first shots and screams of people, abruptly fled. At the same time, the people who stayed in place found themselves without protection. A criminal case has been opened into the police escape. The head of the patrol police of Ukraine, Yevgeny Zhukov, decided to resign after the scandal with the escape of the patrol crew during the shooting in Kiev.