Police officer Soso Gabriadze, who was detained for shooting and killing a woman accidentally on April 20 in Tbilisi, will face more serious charges.
The Georgian Chief Prosecutor’s Office says that while drunk, Gabriadze fired off a Viking pistol several times from his balcony on Sunday evening into the building next door.
One of the bullets hit the woman identified as T.A. in the head, and she passed away from her injuries.
13 bullets and the Viking pistol were seized from the police officer’s house… Forensics been scheduled to determine the distance from which the pistol was shot. Several individuals were questioned as witnesses. The investigation has revealed that at the moment of shooting the police officer was alone in his apartment”, said the Prosecutor’s Office earlier today.
Tsotne Tsereteli, the lawyer of Soso Gabriadze, said that the police officer did not intend to kill anyone.
We don’t agree with the accusation, there was no intention in the action of this person. The accusation reads that in the current situation, when a state of emergency was declared in the country and the vast majority of the population are staying home, during the shooting of a pistol it was possible for someone to die… He did not say a word at the time of filing the charge. A huge tragedy has happened”, Tsereteli told the media earlier today.
The crime is punishable from seven to 15 years of imprisonment.