Siberian Hat Trick

"MOSCOW, Russia — A policeman in Siberia shot his girlfriend to death and then killed a taxi driver before committing suicide, Russia’s Interior Ministry said.

"A lieutenant detective in the Omsk region’s police force shot his 21-year-old girlfriend three times in the back during a quarrel late Monday and then fled the scene, the ministry’s Investigative Committee said on its web site.

"The officer later shot a taxi driver in the chest in downtown Omsk, the regional capital, and drove 60 kilometers on the highway to Tyumen before shooting himself in the head, according to investigators.

"The detective committed the first murder in an `act of jealousy` after leaving work at about 5 p.m. with his service pistol and 16 rounds of ammunition, the Investigative Committee said."

From The St. Petersburg Times...