In a desperate attempt to escape, five defendants charged with multiple murders wrested weapons from their escorts Tuesday at a Moscow courthouse, sparking a shootout with other guards in the building's corridors. Three of the defendants were killed and the other two were wounded in the ensuing shootout with the court's guards. The defendants, all from ex-Soviet Central Asia, were accused of killing 17 motorists near Moscow in a series of attacks in 2012-2014. The brutal killings terrorized Moscow motorists for nearly two years. His brother was among the defendants killed in Tuesday's gunbattle.

Source: ABC News August 01, 2017 12:18 UTC