Prosecutors: Moscow police officer charged with manslaughter over snowplow driver killing

Moscow policeman charged with killing

MOSCOW — Russian prosecutors say a senior police officer has been charged with manslaughter after shooting dead a snowplow driver for grazing his car.

The Moscow Investigative Committee said Thursday in a statement that 39-year-old Anatoly Maurin was detained Wednesday.

It said Maurin shot 60-year-old Vladimir Demidov in the knee, hitting an artery and leading to death by blood loss. The shooting occurred late last month and was apparently provoked by Demidov scraping Maurin’s parked car as Demidov drove past in the snowplow.

It could not immediately be determined if Maurin had an attorney.

Several Russian police officers have been recently charged with murder, beatings and other abuses — denting public trust in law enforcement.