Police cadet commits suicide in Mahilyou academy

A second-year cadet at the police academy in Mahilyoy has committed suicide during a shooting exercise in the range.
The cadet shot two rounds on the target and then shot himself into the head, Interfax reports quoting an anonymous source in the law-enforcement community. He died immediately on the spot.

The prosecutor's office in Mahilyou has opened an inquiry into the matter. Sources in the police note that an affair with a woman could stand behind the tragedy.