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Thursday, January 22, 2015
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Thursday, January 22, 2015
Ukrainian Jewish businessman found shot dead
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleA Ukrainian Jewish businessman was shot dead in Lviv.
The body of Felix Vrotslavsky, 56, was found Tuesday on Zelenoy Street, on the city’s southeastern edge. The murder is first reported by the news site zik.ua, citing an unnamed police source. A witness tells police that Vrotslavsky’s body was thrown out of a car at around 8 p.m. that day.
His funeral was scheduled to take place Friday at a local Jewish cemetery, Vrotslavsky’s friend, Meylakh Sheykhet, tells JTA.
Police do not have any suspects in custody. The assailants’ motive was not immediately clear, Sheykhet said.
— JTA
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