The State Bureau of Investigation and the National Police are conducting a pre-trial investigation into the premeditated murder of four people by a National Guard member in the town of Lyman, Donetsk Region, the press service of the State Bureau of Investigation reported.
On the morning of 20 January 2024, a local resident called the police investigative team in the city of Lyman because of a conflict with a serviceman. After some time, the police officers who responded to the call lost contact, and at 8 am another group went to the site.
At the scene of the tragedy, law enforcement officers found the bodies of two of their colleagues with gunshot wounds and the bodies of two civilian women - a pensioner and her daughter.
According to the State Bureau of Investigation, law enforcement officers detained a National Guard soldier on suspicion of premeditated murder in hot pursuit.
The Bureau opened criminal proceedings and is taking a range of measures to establish the objective circumstances of the incident.
The pre-trial investigation is ongoing. A number of relevant examinations have been ordered.