“The man who killed four police officers and was eventually shot dead during an investigation in Cherkasy Oblast was a former military man.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
Illustrative photo of the police Source: Oleg Gudyma, head of the Main Department of the National Police in the region, during the briefing
Direct speech: “The suspect in the attempted murder is a 59-year-old local resident, a former military serviceman. We are now checking on what grounds he was dismissed from the army.”
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Details: Regarding the information that he was suspected of an attempt to kill a local deputy, the police officer noted that the investigation is currently ongoing, so other details are not being disclosed at this time.
The actions of the shot criminal are classified under Article 348 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (murder of a police officer).
Regarding the legality of the actions of the police, a legal assessment will be provided by the State Bureau of Investigation.
Regarding the circumstances of the investigative actions, Gudyma said that on January 27, the suspect of the attempted murder in the territory of the Korsun district last year saw the police and began to hide.
“He put on a bulletproof vest, took an automatic weapon with him and fled from the place of residence to a forest plantation. During the arrest measures, he fired from an automatic weapon from an ambush in the direction of the policemen, as a result of which four law enforcement officers were killed, the fifth was wounded. He is currently being operated on,” the police officer added.
What preceded: The head of the National Police, Ivan Vyhivskyi, reported that in the Cherkasy region, a man who was wanted for murder, during his detention shot four policemen. It was also noted that special police officers eliminated the shooter.