During the shooting at the Crocus City Hall in Moscow, people tried to break the building’s windows and set up barricades to escape. Eyewitness Eva told socialbites.ca about this. According to him, at first it seemed to him that fireworks had started, then he heard gunshots and people screaming.
“Everything is very unclear. At first we saw something like fireworks, then gunshots started coming, people were shouting that they had to run away. Of course, there was panic among people, they shouted that they had to run away. People in Çiğdem set up barricades and tried to break the windows. [Стрельба была] just like before [концерта]”They say they set fire to the hall where people were,” he said.
On March 22, the media reported that there was a shooting at the Crocus City Hall, where the concert of the Picnic group was to be held. According to RIA Novosti, at least three people in camouflage opened fire. It is also known that an explosion occurred and a fire broke out in the building.
According to media reports, approximately 50 people may be injured and at least 12 people may die during the emergency. Operational services announced that the musicians were not injured.
Previous eyewitnesses saidHe said that when the shooting started in the hall, people were sitting in the concert hall waiting for the picnic band’s concert to start.