Ukraine police investigating death of US Embassy employee
Ukrainian police say an investigation is underway after an American woman working at the US Embassy in the capital, Kiev, was found dead in a park near the mission.
In a statement on Wednesday, police said the woman had been found unconscious with a large head injury by a passerby on a street near Kyiv’s Nyvky Park outside the city center, adding that they were searching for a suspect.
“The unconscious woman was admitted to a hospital where she subsequently died. During the examination of the victim’s belongings, an identity card of an employee of the US Embassy in her name was found,” the statement said.
The woman’s identity was not publicized.
Artem Shevchenko, a spokesperson for Ukraine’s Interior Ministry, said the woman had been found by railway tracks next to a wooded area. He said the National Police of Ukraine were investigating the woman’s death as “a deliberate murder,” adding, however, that an accidental death was not ruled out.
The US mission confirmed the death in a statement but said it did not have any new information about what had happened. The statement added that officials from the US Embassy were working with Ukrainian authorities to determine the circumstances of the death.
The Ukrainian ambassador to Washington, Volodymyr Yelchenko, urged a quick investigation.
The US Embassy in Kyiv employs hundreds of American diplomats and local staff at its compound. The facility is heavily guarded, with blast-proof walls, tall security fencing, and 24-hour guards on duty.
The neighborhood around it is heavily patrolled by the Ukrainian police. In recent years, there have been only a few disturbances at the compound caused by small protests outside its walls.
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