Man shoots 5 dead over noise

A man in Russia shot five people dead with a hunting gun after they held a noisy conversation below his apartment window.

According to Russia’s Investigative Committee, the 32-year-old unidentified man got into an argument with some youngster for talking loudly on his balcony.

The alleged perpetrator, born in 1988, was arrested near his home in the small town of Elatma, 300 kilometres south-east of Moscow, and is being investigated for the killing of several people.

Hitherto the initial findings, the row escalated and he turned up at the entrance to the building with his hunting gun. He, from there, allegedly shot at a woman and her four companions.

The victims reportedly died at the scene.