Latvian Fugitive Killed in Dramatic Lithuania Shoot-Out

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Police Commissioner General Arunas Paulauskas gave more details about Thursday's shootout in Alytus District, which ended in the death of a dangerous criminal who illegally crossed the border — his burnt body was found near the scene. During the shootout, a Porsche car driven by the suspect caught fire and the fire spread to a police official car. Law enforcers were not injured during the incident.

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A shootout with a dangerous fugitive took place in the Alytus district, and two cars, one of which was a police car, were also burned. The body of the suspect was found near the scene of the incident. It turns out that the suspect, a Latvian citizen, is known to Latvian law enforcement. On Thursday, at about 9:20 a.m., a citizen of the Republic of Latvia, Viktors Konopeļkins (born in 1964), crossed the Lithuanian-Polish state border near Lazdij…