In Verkhoshizhemye, police opened fire on the car of a reckless driver trying to escape

There was a chase with shooting in the Kirov region. The incident was reported by the press service of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs for the region.

As it became known, late in the evening on Saturday, December 21, in the village of Verkhoshizhemye, employees of the State Traffic Inspectorate demanded that the driver of the VAZ-2114 stop. The man ignored the police and sped off, sparking a pursuit.

The law enforcement officers turned on their beacons and alarms and drove after the reckless driver. The driver didn't stop. The police decided to use their service weapons. After the first warning in the air, law enforcement officers shot at the wheel three times.

The car was damaged. The driver was not injured, but was forced to stop. He was detained. It turned out that the driver was a 20-year-old local resident who did not have a license. Against…