Arrest of Shooter Who Killed in Apartment Complex with Dense Korean Community in Moscow

[Asia Economy Reporter Kiho Sung] Local media reported on the 14th (local time) that the suspect in a shooting incident within a luxury apartment complex in Moscow, Russia, where many Korean expatriates reside, has been arrested.

Previously, on the afternoon of the day before, Ali Geidarov (nickname Albert Lizhu), a major figure in the local crime organization, was shot and killed by an assailant while exercising at a health club inside the luxury apartment complex "Aliye Parusa" on Aviatsionnaya Street in northwest Moscow.

A spokesperson for the Federal Investigative Committee, responsible for investigating serious crimes, announced that "through cooperation between the Investigative Committee, the Federal Security Service (FSB), and the police, the suspect's identity and whereabouts were identified in a short time" on the evening of the incident, and reported the arrest.

The deceased Geidarov was a prominent member of the "Aslan Usoyan" (Hasan Grandfather) faction, one of Russia's largest mafia organizations, and conducted criminal activities such as robbery and theft in Russia's second-largest city Saint Petersburg and the northern city Arkhangelsk. Investigators believe he was targeted for murder due to conflicts with other criminal organizations.

Although a significant number of Korean expatriates, including employees of domestic large corporations, reside in the apartment complex where the incident occurred, it has been confirmed that no Korean residents were harmed in the shooting incident.

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