In Altai Krai, an escaped prisoner shot and wounded an FSIN officer

An escaped prisoner of the correctional center in Altai Krai opened fire at the officers of the Federal Service for the Execution of Punishments (FSIN) of Russia during the arrest and wounded one of them in the head. This was reported in the regional Investigative Department of the Investigative Committee (IC) of Russia on December 10.

"A criminal case has been instituted on indications of crimes under Art. 317 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation ("Attempt on the life of a law enforcement officer") and Art. 222 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation ("Illegal circulation of weapons")", - stated in the message of the department in Telegram-channel.

It is specified that the prisoner did not return to the correctional center in October. In the course of operational-search activities, law enforcers found the intruder, and when detained, he started shooting, hitting one of the FSIN employees in the head. The wounded man required medical assistance.

The Department of Investigative Committee for Altai Krai specified that the prisoner was detained and investigators are working to clarify the circumstances of his crime.

Earlier, on October 26, prisoners escaped from the penal colony-2 in Lipetsk region. The UFSIN of Russia in the region said that the criminals were able to leave the colony with the help of a dig. According to Izvestiya's source, the men used homemade shovels.

The identities of the escapees have been established. Two of them were detained without documents in the Tambov region, two more - in the Lipetsk region. The fifth escapee was detained in the private sector of Petrovskoye village. Local residents helped in the detention of the prisoners. Later, on November 6, the sixth escapee was detained. A criminal case of negligence was opened.