A mass shooting in Ukraine’s capital leaves 6 dead before police shot and killed the gunman

Police officers are seen at the site where a gunman killed at least six people in the streets before being shot dead by police, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, April 18, 2026. Dan Bashakov/AP

Dan Bashakov/AP

KYIV, Ukraine — A gunman wielding an automatic weapon killed six people and barricaded himself inside a supermarket with hostages in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, on Saturday, before he was shot and killed by police, authorities said.

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