A man has opened fire with a hunting rifle in a Russian village, killing four people before engaging in a protracted firefight with security forces.
Russian news agencies report four police officers and two people were injured, in the rampage.
The man thought to be around 50 suddenly started shooting out of the window of his house in the village of Kratovo, 20km from Moscow.
Security forces shot the man dead following an extended firefight.
Some 200 police officers and members of the national guard were on the scene during the hours' long standoff.
Police suspect that a conflict with family members and neighbours may have triggered the man's rampage.
Eyewitnesses said the assailant seemed like he was on drugs or had been drinking.
