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Ukraine Police Chief Resigns After Officers Allegedly Fled Deadly Shooting
Two officers were suspended after video showed them fleeing the scene, and investigators opened a negligence case into the police response.
- On April 18, a gunman killed six people and injured 14 at a Kyiv supermarket before police killed him; two officers were suspended after video showed them fleeing the scene during the attack.
- Yevhen Zhukov, head of Ukraine's Patrol Police, resigned on April 19, describing his subordinates' actions as "shameful" and vowing accountability for managers overseeing the two officers who fled.
- Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko called the officers' conduct "a disgrace for the entire system," though he urged the public not to "generalise about the entire police force based solely on the actions of two employees."
- The State Bureau of Investigation launched a criminal case into potential police negligence, with Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko confirming the probe will assess whether officers failed to act promptly.
- President Zelenskyy vowed to hold "expert discussions with the participation of members of parliament, the public, journalists, and the veteran community" on gun control laws following questions about how the shooter obtained his permit.
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The top commander of Ukraine's police patrols has resigned after a mass shooting on Saturday in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, in which six people were killed.
·Copenhagen, Denmark
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Two Ukrainian police officers have been suspended after a video appeared online showing them fleeing the scene of a shooting in Kyiv, Internal Minister Igor Klymenko reports. Six people were killed in the shooting.
·Amersfoort, Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
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Agents were filmed running after hearing shots, who killed six people. Chief considered conduct "indignant" and Zelensky announced investigation into the case.
·Portugal
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The head of the patrol police has resigned.
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Leaning Left6Leaning Right5Center7Last UpdatedBias Distribution39% Center
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