A Fontanka correspondent visited a house on Angliysky Avenue, where on the morning of April 26, a resident of St. Petersburg opened fire on police officers. Now the situation there is calm, the entrance has been cordoned off, and the police are on duty nearby.
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Law enforcement officers are working on the scene, including detectives and, probably, criminologists. Journalists are not allowed into the entrance. There were no residents in sight who wanted to get inside. During the entire time that the Fontanka correspondent stayed at the house, only one woman, in addition to the law enforcement officers, came out of the entrance.
Some neighbors heard shooting. They say the sounds came around 7am. “Yes, of course, we heard. “I heard shots,” said a resident of the house.
ShareThe grocery store located in the house says they also heard shots, but only learned about what happened from the media.
Among other things, traces similar to blood are visible on the asphalt near the house. It is not yet known exactly when they appeared there.
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An ambulance arrived at the house around 11:50. The doctors were ushered into the entrance.
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Earlier, the Investigative Committee showed footage from an apartment where a resident of the house shot at police. According to the investigation, on the morning of April 26, police along with emergency doctors arrived at the apartment at the request of a local resident – she said that her 42-year-old son had deliberately poisoned himself with pills.
The police helped the doctors and took the man to the wardrobe. According to Fontanka, at that moment he suddenly grabbed a pistol from his jacket pocket and shot point-blank at the employee. The second police officer used his service weapon, as a result of which the shooter died on the spot.
The wounded police officer is in hospital in serious condition. A criminal case has been opened regarding an attack on the life of a law enforcement officer (Article 317 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation).
