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Man in Russia kills five people for ‘talking loudly’: investigators
MOSCOW, April 5, 2020 (BSS/AFP) – A man in central Russia shot and killed
five people for talking noisily at night under his windows, investigators
said Sunday.
The shootings took place in the Ryazan region during stay-at-home orders
aimed at slowing the spread of the coronavirus.
A 32-year-old man from the small town of Yelatma opened fire on a group of
four young men and a woman who “were talking loudly in the street under his
windows” at around 10 pm on Saturday, investigators said.
Yelatma is located near the city of Ryazan, which is situated some 200
kilometers (120 miles) southeast of the capital Moscow.
The man went to his balcony to complain to the group and a dispute erupted
before he reached for his single-barrel hunting rifle, the Investigative
Committee said.
“They all died of their injuries on the spot,” it said in a statement.
The suspect whose name was not released has been arrested. His apartment
has been searched and the weapon seized.
Deputy Ryazan region governor Igor Grekov travelled to the scene of the
shootings on Sunday.
BSS/AFP/FI/ 1538 hrs