2 children, woman killed by gunman at Russian kindergarten

According to preliminary information, a man had entered the kindergarten in the town of Veshkayma in central Russia and shot a female staff member and children, before shooting himself.

A gunman has killed two children and a staff member at a kindergarten in Russia, said a lawmaker on Tuesday.

Citing “preliminary information,” federal lawmaker and former governor Sergei Morozov wrote on the VK social network that a man had entered the kindergarten in the town of Veshkayma in central Russia and shot a female staff member and children, before shooting himself.

Local health officials say one other staff member was wounded.