Volograd Police Launch Manhunt for Ex-Convict Soldier Suspected of Shooting 2 � Reports

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Law enforcement authorities in the southern Volgograd region have launched a manhunt for a former prison inmate who joined the military and
34-year-old Maxim Valkovich, who is accused of shooting and wounding two people in the town of Petrov Val on Sunday.Law enforcement
authorities have not publicly commented on either the shooting or the reported manhunt
Spokespeople from the Interior Ministry and Investigative Committee told local news outlet V1.ru that the reported manhunt was not under
their jurisdiction, while military investigators declined to comment.The outletshared eyewitness photographs of military police roaming the
streets of Petrov Val
served more than nine years in prison on charges of manslaughter, extortion and robbery
He was released in 2020, according to local media, and then reportedly spent two years under administrative supervision.Valkovich signed a
military contract as a volunteer soldier in 2023, the Telegram news channel Ostorozhno Novostireported, citing his family
It confirmed that Valkovich has a wife and a small child but did not address the claims of infidelity.