Law enforcement officers have detained the primary suspect in the murder of Russian judo champion Evgeny Kushnir.
Elshan Gakhirmanov, 31, was placed on a wanted list shortly following Kushnir’s murder, which allowed the media to spread his photo across the internet and national television. Reports then claimed that he was in Togliatti’s Avtozavodsky district, and he appeared injured. Law enforcement officers detained him shortly thereafter.
Evgeny Kushnir, 27, was found dead in a pool of blood at the cafe while his friend was hospitalized with various injuries. It was later reported that the two men came into conflict with an unknown gang, which resulted in Kushnir being killed.