Several shot fired at Russian opposition leader Nemtsov, four bullets hit target - ministry
Six shells have been found on the murder scene of politician Boris Nemtsov, Russian Interior Ministry's spokesperson Yelena Alexeyeva told journalists.
"Several shots were made. Six shells were found on the scene. Regretfully, four bullets hit the target," Alexeyeva said.
A type of a gun from which Nemtsov was killed will be established in ballistic tests, she said.
"Investigators are working with a girl who was with Nemtsov when he was killed. Psychologists of the Emergency Situations Ministry arrived to offer her necessary assistance," she said.
Russian Interior Minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev has taken the investigation under personal control.
It was established that the murderer drove in a white car which is now being searched for.
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