In Irkutsk, the murder of a taxi driver committed on January 22 on the outskirts of the city, in the settlement of Sergiev Posad, has been solved. Police detained a 21 year old suspect the next day, he was hiding with friends, and investigators believe the crime may have been committed for profit.
The murder of a taxi driver was solved in Irkutsk the day before yesterday. The crime was committed on January 22 in the settlement of Sergiev Pasad on the outskirts of the city. As police officers found out, the 27-year-old Irkutsk resident worked part-time as a taxi driver. He was last seen at the railway station, from where he left not on the dispatcher’s order, with an unknown young man.As a result of operational-search measures, the 21-year-old murder suspect was detained the following day. The young man was hiding with his friends. Detectives believe that the crime was committed for mercenary motives.
Investigators from the investigative bodies of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation in Irkutsk are handling the criminal case that has been opened. This was reported by the press service of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for the Irkutsk Region.