Anton Franchikov, 31, took a hunting rifle onto his balcony and opened fire on the group below

A Russian medic opened fire on his balcony after neighbours made ‘too much noise’ under coronavirus isolation, police say.

Anton Franchikov, 31, killed five people after tensions rose between himself and residents of his apartment block during the second week of lockdown.

He shot three people on the street outside his home in Yelatma, a settlement in Ryazan region with population of 3,100, before running downstairs to shoot two others as they sought to hide in their apartment.

He has been detained by police while his wife, a GP based at a local hospital, is also being questioned by the Russian Investigation Committee.


Anton Franchikov, 31, pictured with his wife who is a doctor, shot dead five people in a village in Ryazan , about 120 miles southeast of Moscow.

Local administration head Grigory Danilov told local media: ‘This was a conflict

between neighbours which developed into a shooting.



‘They exchanged words and he ended up picking up a rifle.

‘The second week of quarantine plays badly on people’s psychology. People miss having communication.’

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Kristina Tabunova,22 and her husband, Yevgeny Tabunov, 24, were killed in the shooting

The victims were named as married couple Yevgeny and Kristina Tabunov, aged 24 and 22, as well as Ilya Kondrakov, 26, Viktor Kapitanov, 24 and Maksim Ukhov, 31.

Franchikov tried to run away after the shooting but was caught by police. He is described as a medic at a neuropsychiatric facility, who is married with children.

‘I cannot say that he is a stupid or a sick man’ Mr Danilov said.

‘They are just an ordinary young family.’

Investigators are checking claims that the suspect had a history of

domestic violence and posting extreme material on social media.

Health worker Anton Franchikov pictured during his time in the army, opened fire on his neighbours after they made too much noise, police say

Forensic officers at the scene of the shooting (Picture: Russian IC)

Russia imposed one of the strictest coronavirus lockdowns in March, with residents told to stay indoors except to buy food, medicine, or for a 100m walk with their pet.

Officials plan to use phone tracking as well as a wide network of surveillance cameras to implement the quarantine and hold any rule-breakers to account.

The Russian parliament has approved an ‘anti-virus’ package of laws including up to seven years in prison for violations of quarantine rules.

The strict measures were first implemented in Moscow with other regions soon following suit.

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