Russian businessman severely injured in apparently focused capturing in Estérel -

One man was severely injured in a capturing within the Laurentian city of Estérel and sources near the investigation have confirmed the sufferer is Valeriy Tarasenko, a Russian businessman who, based on Radio-Canada, owns companies in Quebec and Florida.

Tarasenko has ties to Inna Yashchyshyn, a lady who made headlines around the globe this yr for pretending to be a member of the famed Rothschild household and gained entry to Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence and personal membership, the place she met the previous U.S. president and members of his interior circle.

It has been reported Yashchyshyn stayed at Tarasenko’s Florida apartment and cared for his daughters. In response to a Pittsburgh Put up-Gazette investigation, Yashchyshyn denied this in a court docket deposition, alleging Tarasenko pressured her to wrangle cash from males she met on the road, on-line or at occasions.

The capturing Friday was close to a lodge complicated in Estérel. There have been quite a few media stories three folks had been shot, however the Surété du Québec advised The Gazette they solely knew of 1 sufferer. The sufferer was severely injured, however his life was by no means at risk, mentioned SQ spokesperson Audrey-Anne Bilodeau.

The capturing came about at 12:45 p.m.

“It doesn’t appear like he was chosen randomly,” Bilodeau mentioned.

Estérel Mayor Frank Pappas, who’s a prison defence lawyer, mentioned he was relieved to listen to it was not a random assault

“The Surété du Québec … assured me that the sufferer, who thank God has not handed away, was focused by a person or different people and was shot,” Pappas mentioned. “So it’s not a random particular person or people working round with weapons capturing randomly at folks. This was a focused tried homicide, within the police officer’s personal phrases. … I feel it’s a really very unlucky incident, however as unlucky and as traumatic as it’s, I’m relieved and so are the residents by the police assertion to me a minimum of that it was a focused individual … and the SQ advised me the inhabitants is just not at risk.”