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| Head of Trans-Baikal prison system shot to death in hunting accident |
| 2021-04-25 |
| Direct translation of regnum.ru article. [REGNUM] In the Trans-Baikal Territory, April 24 was marked by a tragedy: as reported by the news agency " Chita.ru " with reference to its sources, the head of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia for the Trans-Baikal Territory Yevgeny Shikhov was mortally wounded while hunting in the Karymsky region . According to some reports, the official was killed immediately, the second wounded died on the way to the hospital. It is also reported that the guard of the hunting farm, who was drunk at the time of the attack, is suspected of the murder. As for the hunt, according to the media, citing sources in the authorities, it was legal: the men hunted wild boars, the shooting of which was allowed in connection with African swine fever. Despite the weekend, this event is actively commented on by readers on social networks and on the website of the news agency. Evgeny Shikhov was born on December 13, 1969 in Khakassia. Graduated from the Abakan State Pedagogical Institute. Since 1996, Shikhov began serving in the penal system in Khakassia. In 2008, he was appointed Deputy Head of the Security Directorate of the Main Directorate of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia for the Krasnoyarsk Territory. In 2011 he transferred to the Murmansk administration. He headed the Trans-Baikal Federal Penitentiary Service in February 2018 with the rank of colonel. In February 2020, he was promoted to Major General of the Internal Service. He is married and has three children. More at the link |
| Posted by:badanov |
| #3 Something is rotten in the Trans-Baikal Territory. |
| Posted by: Clem 2021-04-25 13:19 |
| #2 Lesee, drunk enough to shoot not one, but two, "hunters", but sober enough that he didn't miss. Sniff. Sniff. Does not pass the sniff test. |
| Posted by: Mercutio 2021-04-25 07:02 |
| #1 Hunting accident, eh? |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2021-04-25 00:55 |