Aleksandr Petrov, an influential native businessman and politician has reportedly been gunned down by a sniper exterior his residence within the Leningrad Area. He was the daddy of Russia’s first Formulation One driver, Vitaly Petrov.
Petrov was shot useless close to his cottage exterior Vyborg, a historic metropolis some 130 km northwest of St. Petersburg, native media reported, citing police sources. A guard allegedly discovered Petrov mendacity on the bottom and referred to as an ambulance, however the businessman succumbed to his accidents on the spot.
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Some studies declare a killer with a sniper rifle was concerned within the homicide. The shooter is now on the run, his id unknown. Police have launched an investigation into the high-profile homicide, with the chief regional investigator personally concerned.
Petrov had been thought to be Vyborg’s most outstanding businessman. He reportedly had a stake in virtually the entire metropolis’s main industries and owned some native shipbuilding and gas corporations. He was additionally a member of the native council.
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Native journalists have repeatedly insinuated hyperlinks between Petrov and the shadowy underworld, even dubbing him “the grasp of Vyborg,” however a few of these tales ended up with public retractions from the media. The homicide reignited the claims of Petrov’s involvement in prison circles within the 1990s. No proof of the allegations being related to Saturday’s killing have but been introduced, nevertheless.
Exterior of enterprise and politics, Aleksandr was also called the daddy of Vitaly Petrov – the F1 racing driver who competed for Renault, Lotus Renault GP and Caterham between 2010 and 2013. Vitaly was the primary Russian to ever compete within the F1 World Championship, the world’s most prestigious automobile race.
Following the information of his father’s loss of life, Vitaly Petrov stepped down from his place because the Driver Steward on the Sunday’s F1 Portuguese Grand Prix “on account of private bereavement,” the Worldwide Car Federation mentioned.
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