The National Police have revealed details regarding the shooting of police officers in the Khmelnytskyi region and released video footage from the scene. The attacker is being sought, and criminal proceedings have been initiated, UNN reports.
Details
According to law enforcement officials, preliminary information indicates that a patrol police response unit from Police Department No. 3 of the Khmelnytskyi District Police Department was pursuing a driver who had been deprived of his driving privileges by a court decision.
During the pursuit, the offender stopped in the village of Terlivka and ran onto the grounds of his household. The police officers stopped near the yard and approached the gate. An investigative-operational group was called to the scene. Just seconds later, the sound of automatic gunfire rang out.
As a result of the shooting, Police Captain Serhiy Chornyi, an inspector of the patrol police response sector of Police Department No. 3 of the Khmelnytskyi District Police Department, was killed. His partner, Police Senior Lieutenant Vladyslav Sandetskyi, began returning fire with his service weapon. He also sustained a gunshot wound and is currently in the hospital.
The attacker fled the scene. He is currently being sought. Criminal proceedings have been opened under Article 348 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
During the inspection of the scene, police officers found and seized an empty magazine for an automatic weapon and 5.45 caliber casings in the yard of the house.