In Irkutsk, police are investigating a conflict at an industrial site on Traktovaya Street, where one participant, according to preliminary data, fired a shotgun toward his opponent. According to witnesses, a truck driver accused laborers of stealing car wheels, then damaged a Gazelle van with a shot. Police are now establishing all details of the incident, searching for the shooter, and checking the legality of the fuel and lubricants being transported in the van.
The police are investigating the circumstances of a conflict in which one of the participants fired at his opponent, allegedly with a shotgun.The incident occurred on the grounds of one of the industrial sites on Traktovaya Street. According to preliminary information obtained by police during interviews with witnesses, a long-haul truck driver accused laborers of stealing car wheels. Failing to obtain any confessions, the man fired in the direction of the owner of the Gazelle van, damaging the vehicle’s body in the process.
At present, an investigative task force is working at the scene. Police officers have already identified the man who fired the shot, and measures are being taken to detain him. Officers from the economic security unit have also joined the investigation; they will have to determine the ownership and legality of the fuel and lubricants found in the van, which were being transported without accompanying documents.
Based on materials from the Press Service of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for the Irkutsk Region