A man who fired a hunting rifle into an apartment's ceiling detained in Moscow

Detention after a night of shooting

On the night of November 10, in western Moscow, officers of the non-departmental security service detained a 50-year-old man who, while intoxicated, threatened his wife with a hunting rifle and fired several shots into the kitchen ceiling. This was reported by the press service of the Main Directorate of the Rosgvardia for the city (the department's statement was published on its website).

How the events unfolded

The incident occurred around midnight in an apartment on Glavmosstroya Street. A non-departmental security crew received a report of sounds resembling gunfire. Upon arriving at the address, the officers were met by a woman who said that her husband had threatened her with a weapon and opened fire inside the residential premises. The Rosgvardia officers detained the man and took him to a police station for investigation. According to the department, no one was injured.

What is known about the punishment

The detainee held a valid permit for a hunting rifle, but the statement does not specify what punishment he may face. In its article on this incident, Gazeta.Ru also recalled two similar cases in the regions: a resident of the Belgorod region, who fired an air pistol out of a window to impress his girlfriend, wounded a girl and was sentenced to a year of compulsory labor; earlier, there were reports of a man who opened fire from the window of a high-rise building in Chelyabinsk with two pistols.