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On 21 May 2014, about 9 PM, at the upper terrace of the central embankment in Volgograd some unidentified men opened fire and shot two men 40 and 45 years of age. The injured were rushed to hospital, where an hour and a half later one of them died. The Volgograd Region investigating bodies of the Russia’s Investigative Committee have started a criminal investigation into a crime under part 1 of article 105 of the RF Penal Code (murder), part 3 of article 30, paragraph “a” of part 2 of article 105 (attempted murder of two people), part 1 of article 222 (illegal circulation of firearms).

By now the survivor has been operated on. The surgeons took out a bullet from his face. His condition is assessed as medium grave.

Investigating operations are underway to find out all the circumstances of the crime and individuals responsible.