St. Petersburg, July 17 A man who shot at three brothers in the city of Kudrovo in the Leningrad region has been arrested, the press service of the SUSK for the region reports. .
«At the request of the investigation, the court chose a measure of restraint in the form of detention,» the Investigative Committee reports.
Earlier, a criminal case was initiated after a Saturday skirmish between foreigners in Kudrovo, which ended in shooting with three victims. According to the Investigative Committee, the conflict occurred «on the basis of personal hostile relations between citizens of a foreign state.» The GUMVD for St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region added that four cartridge cases were seized from the scene, as well as other evidence. According to the police, a 31-year-old citizen of a neighboring state wounded three compatriots who are brothers to each other — 47, 26 and 23 years old, and fled the scene of the crime.
The Main Commander of the Ministry of Internal Affairs also reported that a detachment of the patrol service of the police helped to detain the shooter, who noticed the car in which the shooter fled in the Nevsky district of St. Petersburg. «Seeing a police patrol, the attacker jumped out of the car and tried to escape. During the pursuit, a police officer fired several warning shots on the basis of the Law on Police, after which, with the assistance of the traffic police crew who came to the rescue, he detained the fugitive,» the press service said.