A man was found dead near Krivoy Rog. The name of the law enforcement agencies is not being disclosed.
This was reported by the police of the Dnipropetrovsk region.
In particular, the local publication Svoi, as well as Suspilne, citing police sources, report that former candidate for the post of mayor and former CEO of the Central Mining and Processing Plant Dmitry Shevchik was found dead near Krivoy Rog.
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It is noted that Shevchik could have committed suicide by shooting himself with a Saiga hunting rifle. Law enforcement officers are working at the scene of the incident.
For his part, the pro-Russian fugitive deputy Artem Dmitruk stated that Shevchik was killed and that he had no reason to commit suicide, since he was “cheerful, helped believers and built churches”.
Dmitry Shevchik was found dead near Krivoy Rog
In the police were informed that the man was found dead at one of the recreation centers in the Krivoy Rog district.
Law enforcement officers, a forensic lab, a mobile forensic lab of the Research Institute of Forensic Medicine of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and a forensic expert are working to clarify all the circumstances of the incident. The inspection of the scene of the incident, collection of material evidence, identification and questioning of witnesses continues.
Photo: Dnipropetrovsk Region Police
Investigators entered information into the Unified Register of Pre-trial Investigations under Part 1 of Art. 115 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine with preliminary additional qualification “suicide”.
Dmytro Shevchik: what is known about him
He is a Ukrainian politician and businessman. In 2015, he graduated from the National Academy of Public Administration. In addition, he studied at the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv.
In 2015 In 2008 he was elected as a deputy of the Dnepropetrovsk Regional Council from the Opposition Bloc party. In the local elections in 2020, he ran for the post of mayor of Kryvyi Rih from the Servant of the People party.
However, the election was won by the representative of the Opposition Platform – For Life party, Konstantin Pavlov, who was found dead after his victory.
