The assassination attempt on Lieutenant General Alekseev in Moscow. What is known

A criminal case has been opened in Moscow on the attempted murder of Lieutenant General Vladimir Alekseev of the Russian Defense Ministry, the investigation is establishing the circumstances of the attack and is looking for the shooter. All the details are in the Izvestia article.

Circumstances of the assassination attempt on the Lieutenant General

On February 6, an unknown person fired several shots at Lieutenant General of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation Vladimir Alekseev in an apartment building on the Volokolamsk Highway. After the attack, the attacker fled the scene.

The victim was hospitalized in one of the city hospitals. According to the investigation, it is an attempted murder.

It is reported that the circumstances of the incident are being clarified. Law enforcement agencies are working at the scene.

The reaction of law enforcement agencies

The Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation announced the initiation of a criminal case into the attempted murder of Alekseev. The case is being investigated under articles on attempted murder and illegal trafficking of firearms.

The ministry clarified that the attack took place in an apartment building in the north-west of the capital. Investigators are considering a version according to which the shooter acted purposefully. The recordings from the surveillance cameras are currently being studied. In addition, eyewitnesses of the incident are being questioned.

The Moscow Prosecutor's Office said it had taken control of the criminal investigation. According to the agency's preliminary data, an unknown person opened fire on an employee of the Russian Defense Ministry and fled.

Maxim Kiselyov, Prosecutor of the North-Western Administrative District of Moscow, coordinates the actions of law enforcement agencies at the scene. The prosecutor's office noted that the establishment of all the circumstances of the incident and those involved in the crime is under control. Information about the suspect's arrest has not been officially reported.

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