Overview
- The Moscow Investigative Committee opened a criminal case on causing grievous bodily harm resulting in death.
- Initial reports say the attack occurred by the entrance of Politik’s building on Stalevarov Street after a confrontation, according to Baza.
- Law enforcement has launched a search for the suspect, whose identity has not been released beyond his year of birth and foreign status.
- Mash and witness accounts describe a long-running dispute in the building over hidden drug stashes, a possible motive not confirmed by officials.
- Politik, 56, was a director and cinematographer known for work on “Zakonchennaya shkola” (Closed School), “Domovoy,” “Kontrakt na schastye,” and “Vspominaya tebya.”