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Moscow police search for suspect in officer’s killing in subway Police detain suspect behind officer’s killing in Moscow subway
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Police have launched a manhunt for a suspect in the fatal shooting of a police officer at Moscow Metro’s Kurskaya station. The unidentified perpetrator opened fire on the officer around midnight on Sunday. The victim later succumbed to his wounds. The suspect has been described in a police report as a middle aged man of an Asian or North Caucasus appearance, wearing blue jeans, grey jacket and grey cap. A man suspected in the fatal shooting of a police officer at the Kurskaya station of the Moscow Metro has been detained, Interior Ministry spokeswoman Irina Volk said. The perpetrator opened fire on the police officer around midnight on Sunday. The victim later succumbed to his wounds. Police described the suspect as a man in his 40s of Asian or North Caucasus appearance, wearing blue jeans, a grey jacket and grey cap.