Axe-wielding soldier grabs rifle, shoots and kills three people at Russian air base – reports

Three people have been killed and at least one person injured after a military service member attacked fellow soldiers in the city of Voronezh, local media say. The suspect is said to be at large.

The tragedy happened early on Monday morning at a military airfield near Voronezh, 490km south of Moscow. According to preliminary reports, a service member armed with an axe attacked a group of people, managed to seize an automatic rifle and then opened fire, killing three people and injuring one other.

Details of what had happened are yet to be clarified. A police notice published by the local media identified the suspect as 20-year-old Anton Makarov and said he was last seen running into the territory of the Voronezh Malshevo air base and may have a handgun on him.

The police description said an officer on duty and a driver are among the victims of the shooting.

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source https://www.rt.com/russia/506137-soldier-opens-fire-russia/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS

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