— We were preparing a surprise for him - a gala evening for his 70th birthday.
"Go to his house and find out where he is," the deputy asked his driver. Perhaps, Nikolai Popov he didn't even know that the person who was next to him wanted to destroy him.
The attack was carried out by an amateur: a hunting rifle and a shot in the back. According to preliminary information, the deputy was shot with a hunting rifle. 200 m before reaching the Rossiya highway, Popov turned off the road and stopped in an open field. Investigators who arrived at the scene are already clarifying the motives for this crime; they are checking various versions of the murder, trying to connect them with Popov's official activities. He became worried that the head did not show up for work and went to look for him. A genetic examination of these traces will undoubtedly help to identify the person involved in the murder.
According to Suyazov, when he spoke to Popov on the phone the day before, he was in a good mood and was joking. Grain, potatoes, flax, livestock farming — all of this began to bring in profit. Now investigators have to find out who killed the parliamentarian and why. Friends and colleagues are shocked: the deceased had no opponents, he was preparing for an anniversary. — He didn’t complain, didn’t ask, he worked…
Law enforcement officers continue to investigate the murder of Nikolai Popov, a deputy of the Legislative Assembly of the Tver Region. They are also considering domestic versions related to some conflicts. It is also too early to say whether a professional killer acted, http://omtgt.ru reports. Otherwise, he would not have put him in his car. As noted, he exercised his deputy powers on a temporary basis.
