On Wednesday morning, a shooting incident took place at a hotel in the Svjatoshyn district of Kyiv. The shooter was apprehended, and fortunately, there were no casualties. It turned out that the perpetrator was an intoxicated resident from Khmelnytskyi region.
Source: Kyiv police via Telegram
Exact words: "The report of the shooting came to the police around 7:30 AM. Police units were immediately dispatched to the scene, and a special police operation was initiated".
Details: It is reported that as a result of the actions taken, the police detained the suspect, and no civilians were harmed.
The police continue to work at the scene, and all circumstances are being investigated.
Updated. Later, law enforcement revealed that the suspect was a 26-year-old man who had come to the capital for work about a week ago and checked into the hotel. While intoxicated in his room, he fired several shots with a firearm, after which he was arrested by the authorities.
Police confiscated the weapon, which will be sent for examination. The shooter has been detained under Article 208 of the Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine, and investigators are currently working with him. He faces up to seven years in prison.
