{"id":586222,"date":"2026-05-02T19:53:55","date_gmt":"2026-05-02T16:53:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/korabelov.info\/2026\/05\/586222\/a-man-with-a-rifle-alarmed-shoppers-in-a-supermarket-police-determined-the-weapon-was-a-toy\/"},"modified":"2026-05-02T19:53:58","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T16:53:58","slug":"a-man-with-a-rifle-alarmed-shoppers-in-a-supermarket-police-determined-the-weapon-was-a-toy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/korabelov.info\/en\/2026\/05\/586222\/a-man-with-a-rifle-alarmed-shoppers-in-a-supermarket-police-determined-the-weapon-was-a-toy\/","title":{"rendered":"A man with a rifle alarmed shoppers in a supermarket; police determined the weapon was a toy"},"content":{"rendered":"

At a supermarket in Voznesensk<\/strong> on Saturday, May 2<\/strong>, shoppers noticed a man with a rifle, but law enforcement found that it was a toy and did not pose any danger.<\/p>\n

The police of the Mykolaiv region<\/a> reported the established circumstances, posting the message on their Telegram channel.<\/p>\n

Complainants said that in the city center of Voznesensk<\/strong> a man was walking through the supermarket’s sales area holding a rifle, and this behavior caused concern.<\/p>\n

Earlier it was reported that the incident occurred in one of the ATB network stores in Voznesensk<\/strong>, to which the police arrived after receiving a call from citizens.<\/p>\n

\u201cOfficers of the Voznesensk<\/strong> District Police Department, who promptly arrived at the scene, found that in the man’s hands – a toy in the form of an antique rifle, which posed no threat to life or health,\u201d the Mykolaiv region police said.<\/p>\n

During the conversation the man explained that he had bought the toy rifle as a gift and had no intention of committing illegal acts.<\/p>\n

Earlier we wrote:<\/h3>\n