ST. PETERSBURG, February 26 (RAPSI, Mikhail Telekhov) – The Petrodvorcoviy District Court of St. Petersburg has detained three men suspected of police officer’s murder and attempted murder of another officer in a town of Petrodvorets, RAPSI learnt from the local Investigative Committee department on Friday.

The court has placed Alexander Bahmat, Shihmagomed Israpilov and Gasan Israpilov in detention. The latter is accused of murder and attempted murder while other two men are only accused of attempted murder.

According to investigators, police officers from Komi Republic, Pavel Morozov and Alexander Arteev, who were not on active duty, reprimanded three people on the street on the night of February 24. Situation escalated into a fight that left Morozov murdered and Arteev placed in a hospital.

Investigators believe that Gasan Israpilov slayed officers with a knife. Police were notified of this fight by a taxi driver driving nearby.