Alexander Shchetinin found dead with a gun near his body after friends tried to visit him at home
The body of Alexander Shchetinin, founder the Novy Region (New Region) press agency, was found at his flat after friends tried to visit him on his birthday.
A police spokesperson said Kiev forces were alerted of Ms Schetinin’s death at around midnight on Saturday. He is believed to have died a few hours earlier, between 8 and 9.30pm.
Officials have speculated that his death was caused by suicide, after a gun was found near his body along with spent cartridges, and the door to his apartment was said to be locked.
Local news source Kyiv Operatyvni reported: “Alexander was sitting on a chair with a gunshot wound to the head (under the chair was a gun).”
“Alexander was sitting on a chair, with a gunshot wound to his head, the gun was lying under the chair. According to credible sources, the case has been classified as suicide, as Alexander sent an email to one of his loved ones where he said he wanted to kill himself.”
Mr Shchetinin gave up his Russian citizenship before becoming a Ukrainian national and settling in the capital.
He set up the Novy Region news agency, which has since been split into different companies, and reportedly called the Russian president a “personal enemy”.
Ukrainian police are continuing to investigate the circumstances of Shchetinin’s death.
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Several cartridges with the gun under the chair.
Makes one wonder if Putin and the Clintons use the same team
Before cleaning unload your weapon, point barrel away from body.
You might want to rethink trashing Putin-just saying. He’s appears to have very little remorse of any kind. Whatever you reveal, who’s gonna do anything about it?
Which reminds me of Hillary and a great story over at CTH from a reporter who had his stories questioning Hillary’s health pulled on HuffPo. He did a video saying he wasn’t depressed, wasn’t suicidal, wasn’t classy and wasn’t accident prone.
The police ruled my father’s death a suicide. They said he fell down an elevator shaft. Onto some bullets.
– The Bowler, Mystery Men
Funny how those who are critical of the rich and powerful are also the ones most accident-prone and/or suicidal. There must be a connection there somewhere, but what could it be…?
😉
Hillary has been very critical of Putin.
Just sayin”!
“He shot himself with a shotgun … 3 times … in the back …”
“Clearly a suicide.”
(Coroner’s report of one of the “Freedom Riders” in MS)
“Massive heart attack.”
Knife found in his chest when turned over.
Vince Foster
Ron Brown
Chris Stevens
Over 50 others who were inconvenient to the Clintons.
Putin’s just a tad more honest in his eliminations.
A bullet to the head – no coverup – a clear warning.
izlamo delenda est …
Several cartridges or brass from spent cartridges?
The Director of the FBI released a statement that Mr. Shchetinin had no intent of causing bodily harm to himself or others, he was just careless. The FBI has concluded their investigation.
OH Look squirrel !
A tribute to The Beatles:
Happiness is a warm gun / They say it’s your birthday
OK if Putin can take out all of these other enemies, why in the hell, couldn’t he get rid of Soros?
In Russia you can criticize anybody you want, at least, once.
apparently, Putin’s and Schehetin’s ideas of “birthday shots” are completely different
Several spent cartridges found near the body? So, did he miss his own head the first few times? Are all the bullets accounted for?