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Mariinsky Theatre artist shoots 11yo street musician in St. Petersburg. Child hospitalized with cheek wound; artist arrested for hooliganism, police say.

In St. Petersburg, a Mariinsky Theatre artist shot an 11-year-old street musician, according to Fontanka. The man was displeased that the minor was playing saxophone under his windows. The pistol was pneumatic. The victim was hospitalized with a cheek wound; the bullet grazed the jaw bone. Interior Ministry representative Irina Volk reported the artist's arrest; a criminal case for hooliganism has been opened.

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