A Russian police officer killed five people and wounded ten in a bar shooting, prompting dismissal of senior local law enforcement officials.
Key Facts
- Date
- 25 August 2002
- Perpetrator
- Police Captain Sergey Semidovskiy, age 40
- Killed
- 5 people
- Wounded
- 10 people
- Weapon used
- Vepr carbine
- Perpetrator's death
- Died of cardiac arrest on 27 August 2002
By the Numbers
Location
Cause → Event → Consequence
Police Captain Sergey Semidovskiy, intoxicated, became involved in an argument with several customers at a bar in Yaroslavsky, Primorsky Krai, Russia. The dispute escalated, prompting him to open fire on those present and outside the establishment.
On 25 August 2002, Semidovskiy used a Vepr carbine to shoot five people dead and wound ten others in and around the bar. After the attack, he shot himself in the chest and was transported to a hospital in Khorol, where he attempted suicide again and ultimately died of cardiac arrest on 27 August.
Following the shooting, Colonel Lebedev, head of the Khorolsky District department of internal affairs, along with Lieutenant-Colonel Kurgeyev and Lieutenant-Colonel Kotyshev, were dismissed from their positions. Additional disciplinary measures were applied to other members of the local police force.