Sergey Khrushchev, son of Soviet leader Khrushchev, died of a gunshot wound at his home in Rhode Island, USA, at the age of 84.
The Associated Press quoted Rhode Island coroner as saying on the 24th that Sergey died of a gunshot wound on the head on the 18th.
Rhode Island police received an alarm call from Sergey's wife early in the morning on the 18th and went to their home in Cranston. Sergey was dead when the police arrived at the scene. Local police officer Todd Patrano said on the 24th that there was no sign that "misconduct from the outside world" caused Sergey's death. The police have closed the case and no criminal proceedings have been instituted against anyone.
Sergey was a Soviet rocket expert in his early years. He moved to Rhode Island in 1991 and taught Cold War-related courses at Brown University. Sergey and his wife Valentina joined American citizenship in July 1999. In an interview during his lifetime, he said that his father Khrushchev, who died in 1971, should support his decision.
Valentina told the Russian TASS that a funeral for Sergey will be held in Moscow this October. (Yuan Yuan)