Shooter Held After Killing Two In Moscow Public Services Office

"As a result of the shooting by an unknown person, two people were killed, three were injured," mayor of the Russian capital Sergei Sobyanin said.

Two people were killed when a gunman opened fire inside a public services office in Moscow on Tuesday, the mayor of the Russian capital Sergei Sobyanin said.

"As a result of the shooting by an unknown person, two people were killed, three were injured," Sobyanin said on Twitter, adding that the shooter was detained. 

The incident occurred at a multi-functional government office in the south-east of the city, he said.

Sobyanin said that "doctors are doing everything possible to help the wounded."