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moscow incident! a gunfight broke out in the office of russia's richest woman, leaving 2 dead and 7 injured

2024-09-20

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china news service, moscow, september 18 (xinhua) the russian investigative committee confirmed on the 18th that a shooting occurred in the center of the russian capital moscow that day, resulting in two deaths and seven injuries.

the russian investigative committee posted on social media that day that preliminary information showed that a shooting occurred near the entrance of the office of russian e-commerce giant wildberries in central moscow, killing two people and injuring seven others, including two law enforcement officers who responded to the call. all the injured were sent to medical institutions for treatment.

russia's sputnik news agency quoted a source from wildberries as saying that the two dead were security guards at the office building of the company's business center.

the russian investigative committee has opened a criminal investigation into the incident. currently, investigators and criminologists are conducting a series of investigations at the scene, interviewing witnesses, and checking cctv footage to find out all the circumstances of the incident.

tass reported that in mid-june this year, wildberries founder tatyana bakalichuk announced that the company would merge with russian e-commerce platform and outdoor advertising operator russ to jointly create a new digital shopping platform. her husband, wildberries co-owner vladislav bakalichuk, opposed this. according to reports, on the day of the incident, vladislav bakalichuk tried to break into wildberries' office with his bodyguards. law enforcement agencies have taken necessary measures and the situation is currently stable.

wildberries was founded in 2004 and is one of the largest e-commerce platforms in russia.