MOSCOW, December 31 (RIA Novosti) - Four people were killed by an unknown man who fired automatic weapons into them near a cafe in the town of Shadrinsk in Russia's Urals region, a police source said on Monday.
"An unknown man fired on Sunday automatic weapons into a group of people who left a cafe," a police officer said. "Four people died instantly of injuries, another man was taken to hospital."
An officer said investigators are looking into a possible conflict between criminal groups, as two victims appeared to have had previous criminal records.