Man opens fire during a document check, killing police officer in Odesa Region

According to Ukrinform, this was reported by the National Police.

It has been preliminarily established that patrol police officers stopped a 45-year-old man on a moped to check his documents.

The man behaved aggressively, took out a weapon, and started shooting at the police officers, wounding one of them.

In response, the police officer used his service weapon and wounded the attacker. Both were hospitalized.

“Unfortunately, the senior police lieutenant died in the hospital. The attacker, who suffered gunshot wounds, is currently in the hospital. He has been detained under procedural law,” the department said.

Investigators have opened a case under Article 348 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine—attempted murder of a law enforcement officer, a member of a public order and state border protection unit, or a military serviceman.

The perpetrator faces life imprisonment.

Ukrinform reported that a man was detained in Kharkiv who, during a conflict, fired a traumatic handgun at a veteran of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and beat him.

Photo: National Police