Gunman opens fire in Moscow factory and takes hostages, one dead: Report

One person was killed and an unknown number of people were taken hostage by a gunman in Moscow.

A gunman opened a fire in a pastry-making factory in Moscow on Wednesday, killing one person and taking an unknown number as hostages, Russian state news agency RIA said, citing a law enforcement source.

Police officers at the scene of an incident in Moscow. A gunman opened a fire in a pastry-making factory in Moscow and took some hostages. (REUTERS File Photo)

The Menshevik factory building, in south-east Moscow, has been cordoned off by the police, which is trying to make a contact with the gunman and free the hostages, RIA said.

At least two people have been wounded in the shooting, another news agency, Interfax, said, adding that the preliminary reports suggest the victim worked as a security guard at the factory, which is located on Ilovaiskaya street.

Interfax cited a source as saying that the former factory owner has opened a gunfire.