Senior Russian general shot by unidentified individual in Moscow

By Burc Eruygur

ISTANBUL (AA) - A senior Russian general was shot by an unidentified individual in the country’s capital Moscow, the Investigative Committee said on Friday.

Citing Investigative Committee spokeswoman Svetlana Petrenko, Russian state media reported that several shots were fired at Lt. Gen. Vladimir Alekseyev at a residential building in the Russian capital. She said the person who fired the shots then fled the scene.

Petrenko stated that a criminal case on attempted murder and illegal trafficking of firearms has been opened regarding the incident, which she said took place in northwestern Moscow.