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Suspect Admits Guilt as Prosecutors Send Hunting Death Case to Court

He is charged with causing death by negligence in the October 1 shooting that killed Leninsky District head Alexander Grib.

Overview

  • The accused has fully acknowledged his guilt, according to the Novosibirsk regional prosecutor’s office.
  • Dovolensky District prosecutor Alexander Khrapov approved the indictment and forwarded the case to the Dovolensky District Court.
  • The defendant is a 47-year-old resident of the Ordynsky District charged under Part 2 of Article 109 of the Russian Criminal Code.
  • Investigators say a driven hunt was underway when the shooter, aiming at roe deer through an optic, swung his carbine beyond the permitted firing sector.
  • One round struck Alexander Grib from more than 400 meters away, killing him at the scene, and no court date has been announced.