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In the Trans-Baikal Territory, an employee of the State traffic inspectorate was suspended from service, who accidentally shot at the offender during the chase, according to the website of the Russian Interior Ministry for the region.
In the city of Baley, a man exceeded the speed limit and tried to escape from the traffic police. The inspectors started chasing, demanded the driver to stop several times over the speakerphone, but he did not respond.
When the car stalled on a slippery road, the driver got out of the car and decided to run. An employee of the State traffic inspectorate fired several warning shots into the air, but then slipped and accidentally fired at the pursued man. The man died from his wound.
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The deceased was a previously convicted local resident. He was held liable under Art. 158 (theft), Art. 119 (threat to kill) and Art. 115 (intentional infliction of minor bodily harm) of the Criminal Code.
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