In the Ternopil region, the police carried out a successful operation to detain a man who, in April of this year, attempted to kill a businessman by shooting his car. The incident occurred against the background of a conflict related to commercial activities.
Law enforcement officers detained a man who shot at a businessman's car in the Ternopil region in April this year. After the crime, the man wanted to escape from Ukraine across the Tisza River. This is reported by the regional police.
In April of this year, in one of the suburban villages of the Ternopil district, an attempt was made to kill a private entrepreneur near his house. The victim drove a car into the territory of his own house and at that moment an unknown person fired a weapon at the car, as a result of which he received three gunshot wounds. Doctors managed to save the man's life.
The investigators established that the perpetrator received an order to kill a resident of Ternopil. For this, the killer was to receive 25 thousand dollars. For almost four months, he followed the victim, collected detailed information about him and followed the route of movement. To do this, he rented an apartment in Ternopil and bought a car.
In the evening of April 19, he ambushed a businessman near his house and shot his car four times with a gun. After that, he fled from the scene of the crime.
The organizer of the attempt was a 35-year-old resident of Cherkassy. He was detained on his way to the Ukrainian border, which he planned to illegally cross over the Tisza River. Two grenades and about 100 cartridges were seized from the man.
Police investigators under the procedural guidance of the Ternopil Regional Prosecutor's Office informed him of the suspicion of committing the crimes provided for in Part 2 of Art. 15 and Part 1 of Art. 115 (attempted murder) and Part 1 of Art. 263 (illegal handling of weapons, ammunition or explosives) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. He faces up to 15 years in prison for what he did.
The police are establishing a circle of persons who may be involved in the organization and ordering of this crime.
