The Russian, who took his son hostage and opened fire on passers-by in Nizhnevartovsk, said that the reason for his actions was his dismissal from his job. It has been reported REN TV.
Recall that on the morning of March 9, Vladimir Shirokov was locked in an apartment with a three-year-old boy and began to threaten suicide. When the security forces tried to open the door, the man started shooting from the balcony with a shotgun.
During the negotiations, the man demanded that the head of the Russian Investigative Committee and the head of one of the Russian banks be contacted in order to punish his former officers.
“Right now, I need to talk to people I want to talk to. I don’t need money, I don’t need anything. Just so that these people can talk to me,” said Shirokov.
It was learned that a week before the incident, the Russian diagnosis serious illness. The doctors said that he had pulmonary fibrosis and could live for about 3 more years. Upon learning of his diagnosis, Shirokov quit his job and binged for a week.