Ihor Klymenko said that upon arrival at the scene of Iryna Farion’s murder, police seized a 9×18 mm cartridge case. It is currently undergoing expert examination.
This became known during a briefing with the Minister of Internal Affairs, the Head of the National Police of Ukraine, as well as the Deputy Prosecutor General and the First Deputy Head of the Security Service of Ukraine.
To recap: Anattacker was detained in Dnipro for the murder of a well-known public figure Iryna Farion
💬”The weapon is specific, not combat. The ammunition came to Ukraine in 2017-2018, about 1 million pieces. The investigation is currently establishing when and where the weapons were purchased,” said the Minister of Internal Affairs at a briefing in Lviv.
A minute before the murder, video surveillance cameras recorded the suspect approaching the place where Iryna Farion was standing waiting for a taxi. After that, the man put on red gloves, chambered a round and shot the woman.
To recap: Several thousand people said goodbye to Iryna Farion at Lychakiv Cemetery
Preliminarily, the suspect approached Iryna Farion at a fairly close distance.
After committing the crime, he fled the scene, as recorded by surveillance cameras. Two days later, when the funeral for the deceased was taking place in Lviv, the suspect left for Dnipro by rail.
The suspect in the murder of Iryna Farion arrived in Lviv 10 days before the crime.
The suspect arrived in Lviv by rail. During this period, he changed three apartments in the city center. These facts are confirmed by receipts for real estate services.
Also, for two months, the man bought the necessary clothes and accessories for conspiracy in different cities of Ukraine with delivery to Dnipro. Later, he mailed these items to Lviv.
The murder suspect laid out escape routes, changed his clothes and gait. During the reconnaissance and preparation for the crime, he examined and studied the surrounding area of the house where Iryna Farion lived. The man waited near her house for several hours without leaving the spot.
The suspect’s phone contained searches for weapons, necessary clothing and accessories for disguise, as well as screenshots of Iryna Farion’s social media pages.
On July 19, at 19:30, the 102 operational line received a report that an unknown man had shot at Iryna Farion on Masaryk Street in Lviv. She was hospitalized in critical condition at the First TMC.
The shooter, according to local public media, was seen by neighbors. The shooter was a guy of 20-25 years old.