Moscow Police said an inquiry into tonight's shooting at the metro station "Elektrozavodskaya" has been initiated.
"On Thursday evening the 02 service received a report of a shooting in a public place. A police squad went to the scene.
It has been reported that three strangers opened fire from a traumatic pistol in the underpass at the metro station "Elektrozavodskaya". The fire was directed at a man. One of the rubber bullets hit the back of the head. "The victim has been hospitalized, and the unknown perpetrators have fled the scene in a car," the press service said.