MOSCOW, June 7 (RIA Novosti) – A suspect in the shooting spree of six people in the southwestern Russian city of Belgorod has been found fit to stand trial, a spokesman for the Russian Investigative Committee said Friday.
Sergei Pomazun is accused of killing three people with a rifle at a hunting store in Belgorod on April 22 before going out onto the streets and killing three passersby outside the store: a 45-year-old man and two girls, aged 14 and 16, who were students of a nearby school. Pomazun was detained as he tried to flee the city late April 23.
“More than 50 expert evaluations have been ordered as part of investigation. … Pomazun underwent a comprehensive forensic psychological and psychiatric evaluation, which found him fit to stand trial,” spokesman Vladimir Markin said Friday.
Pomazun, 31, who previously served four years in prison for theft, is the only suspect in the shooting. He has dismissed the charges against him and refused to cooperate with the investigation, saying he would only testify during the trial and defend himself.
