Father of five shot dead in Volgograd supermarket after confronting aggressive customer

A 32-year-old father of five was killed in a supermarket in Volgograd, Russia, after intervening in a conflict between an aggressive customer and other shoppers. According to Russian Interior Ministry spokesperson Irina Volkov, a man identified as Vladimir K. was behaving aggressively toward customers at the store's checkout area, using profanity. Another customer who was shopping with his children told the aggressive man to stop. The confrontation escalated when the aggressor exited the supermarket; the father followed him to resolve the dispute on the street. The 32-year-old then produced a firearm and fired multiple shots—sources report either several or six shots—striking the victim fatally. The wounded man died before emergency services arrived. The shooter fled the scene but was apprehended shortly after. The victim's family includes a wife and five children; he had brought two of his sons to the store at the time of the incident. Russian law enforcement has initiated criminal proceedings against the 32-year-old suspect under Article 105 (murder) and Article 222 (illegal firearm possession) of the Russian Criminal Code.