Shooting At Moscow's Wilidberries Office, One Person Dies

JAKARTA - One person was killed and three others injured in a shooting at Russia's largest online retail office, Wildberries, in Moscow.

Wildberry founder and majority owner Tatyana Bakalchuk and her segregated husband, Vladislav, who holds small shares, blamed each other for the incident. The shooting came after a group of people, including Vladislav, came to the office.

The Russian Investigative Committee said it was investigating the scene. One person, a security guard of the Wildberries, was killed, the company said.

Three people were injured, including two police officers, the Russian news agency RIA reported, citing law enforcement, and nearly 30 people detained. However, no name was mentioned of anyone involved.

Wildberries announced plans to join a smaller outdoor advertising company, Russ, in June, saying his goal was to create a digital trading platform. Vladislav opposes the merger.

As reported by Reuters on Wednesday, September 18, Russia reported that Maxim Oreshkin, vice head of presidential administration, had been appointed to oversee the implementation of the agreement. The Kremlin said the plan had the support of President Vladimir Putin but he would not interfere with his progress.

In late July, Tatyana, Russia's richest woman, according to Forbes magazine, said she had filed for divorce from Vladislav.

On Wednesday, Wildberries and Tatyana said a group of armed individuals, led by Vladislav, had tried to force their way into the office.

Vladislav said he and his representatives were unarmed and purely came to talk about business and that the security guard of the merged company RVB had shot at him and his colleagues.

Wildberries said no meeting with Vladislav had yet been scheduled.

This media published footage from inside the building showing men fighting at the end of the corridor. The sound of gunfire was heard. Other footage taken from outside and shared on social media showed people running towards the entrance, gunshots were heard and people were removing firearms.