An offender who opened fire on police officers was wounded in Moscow.

In Moscow, a man opened fire with a traumatic pistol at law enforcement officers and was wounded by return fire. This was announced on April 5 by the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia in the city.

"Previously, in the process of detaining the violator, the latter opened fire towards the guards, presumably with a traumatic pistol," TASS reports the words of one of the interlocutors.

After that, the Interior Ministry officers responded by using their service weapons against the violator, after which the wounded shooter was detained. The offender was provided with the necessary medical assistance.

It is specified that the police arrived at the scene after it was reported that an unknown man was threatening a man with a weapon on Orekhov Boulevard. After that, the traffic police squad found and blocked the offender on Kustanayskaya Street.

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At least 58 shots were recorded in total.

On the evening of April 4, a man was killed as a result of a shooting in Makhachkala. It is specified that the conflict arose on a domestic basis. After that, one of the participants in the altercation opened fire on the opponent. Earlier, on April 2, a man opened fire and wounded two people near St. Petersburg.