The Kyiv police have detained a man suspected of attacking the director of a reproductive medicine clinic. The suspect had been on the run since the shooting near the medical facility in the city's Svytoshyn district. According to law enforcement, the incident has been classified as an attempted murder, and investigative actions in the case are ongoing. The detention was the result of a special operation carried out by security forces from the morning of September 3.
Timeline of the incident
The shooting took place on September 3 near a clinic located by the Zhytomyrska metro station in Kyiv's Svytoshyn district. According to available information, the man opened fire immediately after the clinic's director got out of his car. That same morning, the police first reported the shooting in the Svytoshyn district and announced a special operation to search for the shooter. KORD special unit officers were promptly brought in to the search.
Victim's condition and case classification
As a result of the attack, the clinic's director sustained multiple gunshot wounds. He is currently in intensive care in critical condition. Following the incident, the police immediately opened a criminal case under articles providing for liability for attempted murder. The investigation is being conducted under the procedural supervision of the Svytoshyn District Prosecutor's Office.
Law enforcement operations
From the moment the shooting was reported, security forces operated in special operation mode: KORD officers were deployed to search for the shooter, while the district prosecutor's office took on the procedural handling of the case. It was this coordinated work, according to reports, that made it possible to identify the suspect and detain him several days after the incident. The details of the detention and the circumstances that led to his capture have not been disclosed in open sources at the time of publication.
Conflicting data
There are minor discrepancies in the details across open sources. In particular, a number of media outlets report that the shooter fired around 20 shots at the victim, whereas official statements emphasize "multiple gunshot wounds" without specifying an exact number of shots. The exact time of the shooting and the full number of participants in the incident are also being clarified by the investigation. Since the investigation is ongoing, some figures and circumstances may be revised following the investigative actions.
What is known about the suspect
After the incident, a photograph of the shooter appeared in local social media groups and media outlets, which helped in his identification and search. The suspect was detained in Kyiv; his identity, the motives for the attack, and any possible connection to the victim are not disclosed in the provided materials. The investigation continues to establish all the circumstances of the attempted murder.
