The hostage situation in Moscow: how it was and who was the robber
A typical scenario of a Hollywood blockbuster became a reality on may 18 in Moscow the robber took a Bank hostage, threatened with explosion, and was shot by police. Without innocent victims. Absurd and naive but the actions of the robber are forced to think about what he wanted in fact: the money or the bright public death. “Ribbon.<url>” learn more about the events of the fateful night and the personality of the hapless criminal.
I wanted to talk only with the Colonel
Office ICD on may day street to his misfortune was open longer other credit institutions. About 20 hours and 20 minutes in the office came a tall young man with a gun in his hand, his face concealed by the mask. Indoors there were five Bank employees and two visitors. At gunpoint, the robber demanded the cashier to open the cash. Or promised to undermine themselves and others. To confirm his words showed something like a suicide belt.
Raider acted clumsily — delay, not immediately identified, who is the administrator, who has access to cash. Taking advantage of this, the staff managed to press the alarm button, and the teller locked up in a bulletproof capsule cash.
Alexey When
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The first signal about the RAID on the Bank was received by the employees of private security. When an alarm message comes from the Department of financial institutions, there are automatically routed two units and not one as in attempt of penetration into a private apartment. So after a few minutes of escape routes were blocked by the raider.
But he behaved like a cinematic villain. Took mobile phone of one of his hostages, found the room the owner and loudly shouted it to the police. When you call, employees of private security tried to convince him to lay down arms, release hostages, but he refused to communicate with them.
Photo: urban news Agency “Moscow”
“He said he would only talk to a police officer not below the rank of Colonel. That caused the Colonel to him,” says the Tape.<url>” police. According to the source, he was Deputy chief of police in the VAO Sergey Zanin. The political officer, as referred to the position of Deputy for personnel work in the police, managed to convince the robber to release six hostages. The Bank branch was only an employee, locked in a safe box. After the withdrawal of people to the negotiations has involved experts of special forces.
Left snipers choice
Meanwhile, the police quickly evacuated residents of the building, on the ground floor which housed the Bank. Quickly such things are not done — quickly managed to bring only 50 people. Given the risk of explosion, special forces soldiers took the criminal at gunpoint and waited for the opportunity to neutralize him.
“The offender made demands for the extradition of 4 million 700 thousand rubles and 13 thousand euros. He was asked to surrender but he tried to put in action an improvised explosive device, and was then immediately liquidated by employees Sobra. The last hostage released, and her life is not threatened,” — said the official representative of GU MVD in Moscow Sophia.
The raider had the chance. He was asked to lay down their arms, but instead of giving up, the guy tried to push the button some remote control. Were two shots. Two fighters Sobra worked simultaneously — the two bullets hit in the head. The attacker died on the spot.
Photo: urban news Agency “Moscow”
Instead bomb the hijacker turned out to be fake — cardboard box with wires. Found the card of the savings Bank was soon established the identity of the shot. 29-year-old Alex when of Naro-Fominsk. The gun is also, as the experts found out, did not represent real danger, though outwardly was indistinguishable from a Makarov pistol. It was a normal Pneumatics.
All these props does not change the fact. “Assessment of the situation and subsequent actions of the police were definitely correct, — it is told in the reporting document. — Threatening emotional state does not allow for further negotiations, as it directly from threats turned to action. Denoting the explosive device and the willingness to undermine, tried to use the remote with the cry “die with me”. The distance did not allow the attempted arrest and neutralization of the criminal.”
Photo: urban news Agency “Moscow”
The action rules for the special forces in these situations are written in blood, says a veteran of the Moscow OMON Vitaly Kijko.
“In accordance with article 23 of the law “On police” the police officer has the right to use weapons for the release of hostages and detention of the person rendering armed resistance. If he put the trunk, lay on the floor, hands behind your head, of course he would still be alive. But he continued active resistance. The man was going to shoot, to kill, to capture and had to figure out what to kiss-to embrace it, no one will,” explains Lieutenant Colonel of police.
Problems with the law, alcohol and employment
The police reported that a male shooting victim was previously convicted for robbery. How do I find “Tape.<url>”, the young man a few years ago was banned from driving for driving drunk a year and a half. When tried to challenge the court decision, but to no avail. He originally pleaded guilty to offense. However, during the proceedings on his complaint, said in court that in fact he was just sitting drunk in a running car and listened to music. The judge left a bizarre complaint.
After the expiration of disenfranchisement in 2015 when began to look for work. Sent CV to a highly paid position of security officer or driver. Whether from despair or a joke, the guy posted his profile on the website, where young people looking for work for more intimate duties. “My name is Alex, I’m 28 years old, a nice young man, I am in search of paid work. I am very honest, polite and attentive, was born and live in Moscow region. I think that the vacancy of a personal assistant created for me… (especially if the head girl). Willing to work constantly for high income,” writes the applicant.
Other traces on the Internet when left. In the popular social networks of its accounts could not be traced — in our time, it’s weird. Strange looks and the amount that he bargained for themselves — criminals usually assign a more substantial buyout and round numbers. And it is surprising how he clearly without a plan burst into the Bank, but ahead of time took care of the production of fairly high quality, according to police estimates, mock bombs. Finally, it is unclear why it was crazy to bluff under barrels of special troops, promising to undermine everyone, and to actuate the toy. It all added up to a depressing portrait of a lost human life. It is likely that he is tired of this life and have chosen such a sophisticated and resonant way to settle the score with destiny.
“Of course, to draw any serious conclusions about the mental state of the deceased on the very fragmentary information that we now have, it is difficult and not quite correct, says a psychiatrist, candidate of medical science Peter, Kamenchenko. — Perhaps this man was mentally unstable sociopath, prone to impulsive actions and are not able to assess long-term consequences of their actions. It seems that between the impulse and the realization he had a very small gap. This is evidenced apparent spontaneity of his actions. Such people are not capable of any long-term planning and modelling of possible situations. Once in a position where you need to quickly make the decision, they are forced to choose the familiar cliché, in fact, quite adequate to the circumstances. Hence the apparent absurdity of his actions. Most likely, the victim was an unstable psychopath”.
