Gunman Opens Fire in Moscow Services Center, Kills 2 People

Gunman Opens Fire in Moscow Services Center, Kills 2 People
Sergey Sobyanin, Mayor of Moscow, addresses the media during a press conference at Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, on Aug. 29, 2017. Sandra Montanez/Getty Images
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MOSCOW—A gunman opened fire in a Moscow government services center and killed two people Tuesday, reportedly after being told to put on a face mask, authorities and Russia media said. Four other people were wounded.

Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said on Twitter that a suspect was detained. Sobyanin didn’t offer any details about the assailant or his possible motive, saying only that the incident took place in the southeast of the city.