They said that in the area of house 156 on Leninsky Prospekt, traffic police officers stopped a taxi car for violating traffic rules.
"A passing citizen, allegedly from a traumatic weapon, fired shots at traffic police officers, as a result of which two policemen were injured," the statement said.
As indicated, in order to neutralize the attacker, employees used a service firearm.
Earlier it became known about the shooting on Leninsky Prospekt. According to media reports, two police officers and one civilian were injured.
A RT source said that the shooting was staged by an unknown man who approached the police car when they wrote out the protocol.
According to him, he shot from a traumatic weapon and hit him in the head and leg.