In Dzerzhinsky district, a drunk man threatened customers of a store at a gas station with a gun

06.10.2024 18:54

On the morning of October 6, an incident occurred near Dzerzhinsk.

An intoxicated citizen visited a store at a gas station and began threatening customers with a traumatic pistol.

However, the gas station employees sent an alarm signal to law enforcement in time.

As a result, the perpetrator was detained.

Information about the incident is presented on the Telegram channel of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Belarus.

Photo: screenshot from video of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Belarus

Details of the incident at the gas station near Dzerzhinsk

On Sunday, October 6, at approximately 10:00 a.m., a man who was intoxicated at the time entered a store at a gas station near the village of Vyazan.

The man pointed a gun-like object towards the visitors.

After this, the citizen began to threaten people with violence.

The petrol station employees pressed the panic button. As a result, law enforcement officers arrived at the scene of the incident within 2 minutes.

The man who threatened the store's customers tried to escape, but he was unable to do so: he was detained.

The detainee turned out to be a 47-year-old resident of Fanipol.

A traumatic pistol was found on the citizen.

In addition, it turned out that the attacker was drunk: more than 3 ppm of alcohol in exhaled air.

Investigators will give a legal assessment of the actions of the detained resident of the Dzerzhinsky district.

Author: Kurchev Anton Deputy Editor-in-Chief