Mass shootings are relatively rare in Georgia (representative)
Georgia:
A gunman was detained by police after killing four people at a market in the southeastern Georgian city of Rustavi, the Black Sea country’s interior ministry said on Friday.
The suspect, who was only born in 1988, allegedly fired several shots into a market in the city of Rustavi. The city of Rustavi is an industrial center of 126,000 people located 25 kilometers (16 miles) from the capital, Tbilisi.
“Four people died, including the suspect’s uncle who worked in the market,” the statement said.
“The suspect was detained at the scene,” the ministry added. “One person was injured and taken to hospital.”
It did not specify what type of gun was used or a motive behind the incident.
Mass shootings are relatively rare in Georgia, where illegal gun possession is punishable by six years in prison.
Last year, a retired military officer killed five people, including a policeman, and wounded five others before committing suicide in the country’s eastern Kakheti region.
In 2014, the government tightened previously lax gun laws, making it illegal for people to buy or carry guns without special permission.
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