Jealousy, fight and shooting: 21-year-old man attacked three people in the center of Ivano-Frankivsk

In the center of Ivano-Frankivsk, a 21-year-old man beat a girl during a conflict over jealousy, and then attacked two passers-by who witnessed the fight. He hit one of them with the butt of a gun and wounded the other with a shot in the hand.

This was reported by the Ivano-Frankivsk Regional Prosecutor’s Office and the regional police.

The incident occurred around midnight near a restaurant on Sichovykh Striltsiv Street. A quarrel broke out between a man and a girl due to jealousy, which escalated into a fight.

According to the investigation, the man hit the girl in the face and grabbed her by the neck. The conflict was witnessed by two passersby – a 17-year-old and a 22-year-old boy.

Seeing them, the attacker approached the young men, took out a SUR-TT 33 pistol and hit the 17-year-old boy on the head with its handle. When the 22-year-old tried to intervene and pull the attacker away, he pointed the weapon at him and shot him.

As a result of the shooting, the 22-year-old man suffered an open gunshot fracture of the phalanx of his right hand. The 17-year-old victim was diagnosed with bruises and abrasions of the soft tissues of the head.

A 21-year-old resident of Ivano-Frankivsk was reported on suspicion of hooliganism under Part 4 of Article 296 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.

The court chose for him a preventive measure in the form of detention with the possibility of posting bail. If convicted, the man faces three to seven years in prison.

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