Five Shot Dead by Co-Worker at Protek Retailer Office in Moscow

Five people were killed and two wounded in an armed attack at an office of OAO Protek (PRTK)’s Rigla pharmaceuticals retailer in north-eastern Moscow, Russian investigators said.

Dmitry Vinogradov, 30, was arrested after shooting seven of his co-workers with two rifles this morning, Russia’s Investigative Committee said in a statement on its website.

Protek’s and Rigla’s press services declined to comment when called by Bloomberg.

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