Russian courthouse shootout leaves 3 ‘Grand Theft Auto Gang’ members dead

By Andrew Shepperson

A wounded victim being carried to an ambulance outside the Moscow Regional Court. (Photo: AP)
Five murder suspects stole guns from guards at a Russian courthouse Tuesday, leading to a bloody shootout that left three of the suspects dead and two guards injured.
ABC News reported the escape attempt started in the Moscow Regional Court as a pair of guards escorted five suspects, known members of the so-called Grand Theft Auto Gang, accused of murdering 17 motorists around Moscow from 2012 to 2014. The assailants attacked the guards in an elevator and wrested their guns away, while one of the guards was able to sound the alarm.
Court spokeswoman Natalya Osipova said the suspects captured the two guards, taking them hostage, and then encountered more security forces as they exited the elevator. A flurry of gunfire ensued in which three of the suspects were killed and two others wounded.
One guard was wounded in the shootout and was rushed to a local hospital. The two captured guards also suffered injuries and were hospitalized. One of the captured guards described the assault, saying the suspects beat her with their fists and the guns they had stolen.
The attackers were all from ex-Soviet Central Asia and part of

Source: Guns.com