According to the department, on April 7, on a country road in the working-class village of Fryanovo, a passerby discovered two wounded police officers in an unconscious state, one of whom subsequently died from gunshot wounds.
“A criminal case has been opened regarding an attack on the life of law enforcement officers,” the statement says.
A team of investigators and forensic scientists is working at the scene.
Earlier it was reported that unknown persons attacked police officers in the Moscow region and fled on motorcycles, one officer was killed.