On the afternoon of February 24, St. There was a gunfight in the center of St. Petersburg – an OMON officer received a gunshot wound. With data broadcasts “Fontanka” was hospitalized with a severe wound in the stomach.
The incident occurred at noon near the Gostiny Dvor metro station. It was initially reported that he was shot with a traumatic weapon, but later the publication clarified that the law enforcement officer had been shot with a shotgun shotgun. The investigation team arrived at the scene.
As Fontanka explained, at 11 am on Palace Square, a divorce once again took place between the employees of the Main Directorate of the St. Petersburg and Leningrad Region of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Main Directorate of the Russian Guards. The clothes were moved to the specified locations. One of the Russian Guard groups has just advanced to the Gostiny Dvor metro station.
Later, the fact that an OMON officer was shot approved Petersburg Research Committee.
“One person was detained together with the employees of the regional organization of the Ministry of Interior. It is decided to choose a restraining order against him and to file a criminal complaint,” the ministry said in a statement.
The Investigative Committee announced that the detainee is 50 years old, a criminal case was opened against him in accordance with Art. 317 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (rape on the life of a law enforcement officer).
With information According to the media, the detainee is a foreigner named Tigran, a citizen of Uzbekistan, originally from Samarkand. He lived in St. Petersburg in the Shushary district.
They found documents, keys to the apartment, money, two cut shotguns filled with lead, two Molotov cocktails, and a music corner above the shooter.
About an hour later, a video of the incident was posted online. In the footage from the street security camera, two gunshots were heard and then about a dozen people rushed to the scene.
How knowledgeable Telegram channel “112”, shooter’s name is Tigran Khachikyan. In the morning, he bought two shotguns, self-made Molotov cocktails and cartridges, and then took a taxi to Prospekt Veteranov metro station. From there he reached Sadovaya Street in another car and walked from there to Gostiny Dvor.
“There he took out a column and turned on the music, and when Russian Guard officers approached him they shouted, “Run!” One of the riot police tried to detain Khachikyan, but the criminal pulled out a truncated shotgun and fired several shots at the security guard, the report said.
Doctors diagnosed the OMON officer with multiple open wounds in the abdomen, lower back and pelvis and is currently undergoing surgery.
Footage of the attacker’s arrest shows a shotgun and a tall box (apparently containing a gun) in the snow, next to him. A pistol and a lighter were also included in the frame.