Man Shot Dead After Attacking People at Moscow Church
A passerby shot the attacker with a less-lethal pistol after he injured a paramedic, and the medic was hospitalized in critical condition.
- On Tuesday, a 29-year-old man attacked worshippers at the Church of the Holy Myrrh-Bearing Women in Moscow's Maryino district with a shovel before a bystander fatally shot him with a less-lethal pistol.
- The attacker was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia and registered at a psychiatric facility; he had suffered from depression and complained of hearing voices on the morning of the attack.
- A young paramedic remains in intensive care in serious condition after being struck in the head with a shovel, while a church staff member and a bystander attempting to defend her were also injured.
- Mikhail Sergeyev, the church's rector, confirmed the bystander used a legally owned rubber bullet firearm; Moscow police told Podyom they had not been informed of the incident beforehand.
- While the attacker was a congregation member who typically behaved calmly, Telegram channels 112 and Mash reported he was experiencing a mental health crisis after facing financial trouble.
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Man Shot Dead After Attacking People at Moscow Church
An allegedly mentally ill man was shot and killed by a bystander outside a Moscow church after attacking people and badly injuring at least one paramedic with a shovel, Russian media reported Tuesday.
The medics who arrived at the scene were also available.
An unidentified man with a shovel attacked the parishioners and medical doctors at the temple in Moscow, and was shot dead by a random passer-by. "The incident occurred around 9.50 near the Church of the Holy Gene-Mironosits on Beloreven Street. An inadequate man attacked the parishioners as well as the medical doctors who arrived at the scene of the incident. According to preliminary data from the attacker's passer-by," the agent of the operati…
A 29-year-old man attacked the faithful and a paramedic with a shovel in front of the Church of the Holy Mirifices in Moscow. A passerby shot the aggressor, killing him. Read more Attack on a church in Moscow: a man hurts a paramedic and is killed on News.it.
In Moscow, at the temple of the Saints, the man attacked the parishioners, wrote TASS with reference to the operational services. It is confirmed that a man attacked people with a shovel. Several people were injured, including an ambulance nurse: she was hospitalized with a head injury in extremely serious condition, wrote "Moskovian Komsomolian." The assailant was shot by an armed passer-by, detained. The assailant was registered with the PND a…
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