True crime · 06.06.2020
A June night of shooting near Lihula
At about ten in the evening on 6 June 2020, a gunman opened fire near Lihula in Lääneranna parish, Pärnu County. He was armed with a rifle and a Jericho 941 pistol. Two people were killed and three were wounded, two of them children. The aim of the shooting, according to the case record, was to cover up earlier offences. Police soon arrested a suspect, 32-year-old Mikk Tarraste. The court found him guilty and sentenced him to life imprisonment. Tarraste later took his own life in prison. The pin follows the coordinates given for the shooting in the Estonian Wikipedia article, just outside the small town of Lihula.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
Eesti keeles
6. juuni 2020 õhtul umbes kell kümme avas relvastatud mees Pärnumaal Lääneranna vallas Lihula lähedal tule. Tal olid vintpüss ja püstol Jericho 941. Kaks inimest hukkus ja kolm sai haavata, nende seas kaks last. Kohtuasja andmetel oli tulistamise eesmärk varasemate süütegude varjamine. Politsei pidas peagi kahtlustatavana kinni 32-aastase Mikk Tarraste. Kohus mõistis ta süüdi ja määras talle eluaegse vangistuse. Hiljem sooritas Tarraste vanglas enesetapu. Kaardinõel järgib Vikipeedia artiklis tulistamispaigale antud koordinaate Lihula väikelinna lähedal.