KYIV, Ukraine — A gunman who killed at least people in the streets of Kyiv Saturday before taking hostages in a nearby supermarket has been shot dead by police, Ukrainian officials said.
The head of Ukraine's Interior Ministry, Ihor Klymenko, said in a statement on social media that special tactical police units stormed the store after attempts to contact the gunman with a negotiator failed.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said at least five people were killed.
The shooting took place in Kyiv's Holosiivskyi district, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said.
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