Odesa patrol policemen shoot at a car in a parking lot

Patrol policemen fired at a car in one of the city's parking lots to stop a driver who was trying to escape.

This was reported by the press service of the Patrol Police of Odesa region.

According to the patrol police, the incident occurred on the night of October 13 in the Prymorsky district of the city. Patrol policemen were drawing up administrative materials against the driver of a Ford for violating traffic rules. During the identity check, the inspectors found that the citizen was wanted as a military man who had left the unit without permission.

The driver also showed signs of drug intoxication. However, he categorically refused to be tested in the prescribed manner. During the documentation of the offense, the driver suddenly started the car. He did not respond to repeated requests to stop, continued to move dangerously back and forth, damaging concrete structures. To stop the vehicle, the police used service weapons and, after stopping the car, the man was detained with the use of physical force and special means.

No one was injured as a result of the use of service firearms, and the driver was charged under five articles of the Code of Ukraine on Administrative Offenses.

In August, police in Odesa region detained a man who killed a patrol policeman while on duty. The tragic event took place today around 18:00 in the city of Izmail. It has been preliminarily established that on the outskirts of Izmail, officers of the patrol police response sector stopped a 45-year-old moped driver to check his documents. The man behaved aggressively, pulled out a weapon and started shooting at the police.

Earlier, a clash between Odesa residents and a patrol police crew that took place on the night of July 28 in Odesa resulted in the detention of civilians and the hospitalization of a patrol police inspector.

Кирило Бойко