Shooting in Kyiv: Six People Dead

Introduction

A man shot people in Kyiv on Saturday. Six people died. Many people were hurt. The police killed the man.

Main Body

The attack started at 5:00 PM. A 57-year-old man used a big gun to shoot people on the street. Then, he went into a supermarket. He took people as hostages. The police talked to him for 40 minutes. Then, the police entered the store and killed him. Six people died. One child is in the hospital. Fourteen people were hurt. The government says this was terrorism. They do not know why the man did it. They think Russia may be involved. They think Russia wants to make Ukraine unstable. Now, the government is talking about gun laws. The man had a permit for his gun. But he was not mentally healthy. The government wants to make new laws for guns. They want strict rules, but they want people to be able to protect themselves.

Conclusion

The people in the district are very sad. Now, the government wants to change the laws about guns.

Vocabulary Learning

hostages
People who are captured to force someone to do something人質
Example:He took people as hostages.
killed
To stop something from living殺死
Example:The police killed the man.
permit
An official paper that allows you to do something許可證
Example:The man had a permit for his gun.
strict
Following rules exactly; not flexible嚴格的
Example:They want strict rules.
terrorism
Using violence to scare people or a government恐怖主義
Example:The government says this was terrorism.