The investigation states that on February 6, 2026, an unidentified individual shot Alekseyev several times in a residential building located on Volokolamskoe Highway in Moscow and fled the scene.

The victim was hospitalized in one of the city’s medical centers, Petrenko explained.

The spokesperson added that the case is being classified as attempted murder and illegal trafficking of firearms, and the Investigative Committee has opened a criminal case.

She also specified that investigators and forensic experts from the capital’s department of the investigative agency are currently working at the scene, and “recordings from security cameras are being analyzed and witnesses are being interviewed.”

Petrenko emphasized that all actions and measures taken by the relevant authorities are aimed at identifying the perpetrator or perpetrators of the crime.

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