In Irkutsk police are investigating two violent incidents involving weapons. On Karl Liebknecht Street two men after being refused a ride smashed the windshield and, according to the driver, opened fire, and at the Typography stop a minibus driver shot a passenger with a traumatic weapon after he refused to pay. All participants are now at police stations, and both cases are under investigation.
The first incident occurred on Karl Liebknecht Street. According to preliminary information, two men asked the driver of a foreign-made car to give them a ride to the Leninsky District. After he refused, one of them smashed the windshield with his hand and began threatening the owner. Frightened, the owner abandoned the car and started running, after which he heard shots behind him.In the second case, which took place at the public transport stop “Tipografiya,” a minibus taxi driver fired a traumatic pistol at a drunk passenger who refused to pay the fare. The injured man, accompanied by the district police officer, was taken to a medical facility.
Police crews that arrived in time took the other participants in the conflicts to police stations. An inquiry is being conducted by the inquiry authorities.
Based on materials from the press service of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for the Irkutsk Region