In Karachay-Cherkessia, a policeman died while detaining a suspect in theft from a mosque 
he was detained by the police, who shot one of them with a gun and wounded the second, according to the website of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia.
“Today, on the outskirts of the city of Karachaevsk, a 32-year-old local resident suspected of stealing from a mosque gave armed resistance and opened fire from a gun “Saiga” at the officers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation “Karachaevsky”. As a result, the detective of the criminal investigation department, police lieutenant Anuar Bashkaev, died on the spot. The second operative received gunshot wounds to his legs, “the report says.
The wounded law enforcement officer managed to eliminate the offender with return fire. The victim was hospitalized. The deceased policeman is survived by his wife and two children.
Earlier it became known that in Khimki a police officer was killed during the conflict in a bar. He and his wife visited a beer restaurant, where the law enforcement officer had a conflict with the owner of the establishment. They went out to investigate, after which the owner of the bar pushed the police officer, who fell and hit his head on the asphalt.