Kyiv Gun Attack: Police Officers Run Away from Elderly Shooter

A criminal case has been opened against police officers who fled from a gunman during a shooting in Kyiv on April 18, the Prosecutor General of Ukraine announced. "All actions of law enforcement officers at the moment of a critical threat to civilians, including the incident involving the abandonment of a minor child in danger and the failure to promptly stop the attacker, will receive a proper legal assessment,” the statement said. Rising Death Toll and Injuries The number of victims has risen to six, as one of the victims died in hospital, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported. The total number of injured has reached 15.