Belgorod authorities declared mourning on April 23 and 24 for the victims of the shooting that claimed the lives of six people. According to the city administration's website, a stand with the names of the victims will be installed at the crime scene, where city residents will be able to leave flowers and light candles.

The Belgorod Metropolitanate reported that a memorial service for those killed would be held in all churches in the region.

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Meanwhile, the police continue to search for the suspect, who was not caught in hot pursuit. According to the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for the Belgorod region, employees of the region's patrol services are inspecting all cars on the roads of the region. In addition, police are examining residential areas of Belgorod and nearby areas.

The crime was committed in the center of Belgorod at about 14:00 on April 22. The criminal, whom investigators believe is a man named Sergei Pomazun, tried to rob the store. Inside the store, he shot and killed three clerks and then opened fire on passers-by. As a result, six people died: four men and two minor girls.

Pomazun fled the crime scene in a car, which he later abandoned. On the evening of April 22, it was reported that the suspect was blocked in the private sector, but he was never detained.

Initially, it was assumed that the suspect’s father, Alexander Pomazun, was also involved in the crime, but later suspicions were dropped against him.

Mourning was declared in Belgorod