District police chief shoots three dead in Moscow

A Moscow district police chief opened fire on the street and in a supermarket early on Monday, killing three people and wounded seven others.

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Four are in a critical condition. Police Major Denis Yevsyukov, whose wife had recently left him, finished his late shift on Sunday and hitched a ride to the supermarket.

Moscow's chief of police says the investigation was "leaning towards the conclusion that this was mental distress." The officer has been detained.