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Knife injury and a shot at a police officer: a suspect in the attack on a military recruitment center serviceman was detained in the Lviv region
In the Lviv region, a 47-year-old resident of Shepytske is suspected of attempted murder of a serviceman of the Territorial Recruitment and Social Support Center. According to the investigation, the man stabbed the serviceman in the neck with a knife while military registration documents were being checked, then fled. During his arrest he resisted and fired a pneumatic pistol in the direction of a police officer.
This was reported by the Office of the Prosecutor General.
Attack during notification
According to the investigation, the incident occurred on 11 October at about 16:20 in Shepytske. Servicemen of the district TRSS Center accompanied by police were conducting notification measures.
While checking military registration documents, the 47-year-old man suddenly produced an object resembling a knife and struck the 43-year-old serviceman in the neck. After that he left the scene.
The victim is a participant in combat operations during the ATO period. This year he was re-drafted for military service. Due to his health condition, he was deemed fit for service in support units and assigned to the notification group of the second department of the Zolochiv district TRSS Center.
As a result of the attack, the serviceman sustained a serious injury. He is currently in intensive care in a stable but serious condition.
Suspect wounded a police officer during his arrest
Law enforcement quickly identified and detained the suspected attacker. According to the prosecutor’s office, during the arrest the man resisted and fired a shot from a pneumatic pistol in the direction of a police officer. The officer sustained bodily injuries.
The man was detained under the procedure of Article 208 of the Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine. Under the procedural supervision of the Shepytske District Prosecutor’s Office, he was notified of suspicion of an attempted premeditated murder of a serviceman in connection with the performance of his official duties, as well as of causing bodily injury to a law enforcement officer.
The suspect’s actions were qualified under part 2 of article 15, item 8 of part 2 of article 115 and part 2 of article 345 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
Recall that a 40-year-old Lviv resident wearing a mask and carrying a toy pistol attacked a saleswoman at the "Charka do svyata" alcohol market. The woman handed him 1275 hryvnias, after which the man was tracked down using camera footage.
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