# Russian police shoot 17-year-old suspected of setting two patrol cars on fire in Yekaterinburg

https://mins.news/en/item/102134

- Meduza, 2026-10-15 20:56 UTC
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- Original: https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/10/15/russian-police-shoot-17-year-old-suspected-of-setting-two-patrol-cars-on-fire-in-yekaterinburg

> Russia’s Interior Ministry says an officer shot a 17-year-old while detaining him in Yekaterinburg over the suspected arson of two police vehicles. The teenager was grazed and did not need hospital care. Investigators opened a sabotage case, alleging he acted on instructions from online contacts; police are also examining whether scammers manipulated him.

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