A security guard escaped after a deadly standoff at City Mall in St. Petersburg flew to Uzbekistan. Fontanka writes about this.
On the afternoon of January 22, a 32-year-old foreigner flew from Pulkovo on one of the flights of Uzbekistan Airways. At this time, flights to Samarkand and Tashkent took off from there.
According to the newspaper, at this time the man was added to the “supervisory agency” to buy tickets, but something went wrong so the airline belatedly informed departments about his plans to leave Russia. The police learned about the departure of the participant in the conflict 5 hours after departure.
On the evening of January 21, a young man was caught stealing repeatedly trying to escape after another theft. The guards stood in his way and a conflict arose between the men, and then a fight. During the scuffle, the customer sprayed a gas canister at his opponent, causing him to face down on the floor. At that moment, the suspected thief passed out. He was hospitalized in critical condition but could not be saved.
After the incident, 3 men were arrested, the 4th person fled. Investigators opened a criminal case, then reclassified him under a more serious provision of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation.