Terrifying Video Captures Killing of Russian Dancer Natalia Pronina

A #Russian dancer was shot to death in front of her apartment in #Moscow in what police are calling a “contract killing,” also known as an assassination.

#Natalia #Pronina, 30, was fatally shot twice in the chest by a masked suspect while entering her apartment building near the #Akademicheskaya train station, The #New #York #Post reported, citing #East2West #News. The dancer, who has won numerous international dance competitions, was returning from a choreography session, the outlet reported.

#Surveillance footage of the incident obtained by The #Daily #Mail shows #Pronina’s final moments as the killer, sporting a hoodie and glasses, approaches her from behind and fires from a close range. #According to #East2West #News, the suspect deployed a “non-lethal self-defense gun that was redesigned to fire real bullets for the hit,” The #New #York #Post said.

The suspect is then seen fleeing the scene, The #Daily #Mail video shows.

#You can watch the chilling footage below:

A dancer is in ##Moscow shot in the street after she had an affair with a man who is said to be a politician.

#Poignant CCTV shows the moment the murderer #Natalia ##Pronina (30) approaches from the shadows and shoots her up close.https: //t.co/cDrM735VuA pic.twitter.com/xOTTzYc1jE

– #Terror & #Crime #News (@DreigingNL) #December 29, 2020

#Pronina was taken to a nearby hospital, where she later died following an emergency surgery, The #Daily #Mail continued.

#Police have not yet revealed a suspect or motive behind the killing, the outlet said.

#Here’s what you need to know:

#It #Was #Rumored #That #Pronina #Was #Having an #Affair #With a ‘Wealthy #Politician,’ #According to the #New #York #Post

The #New #York #Post reported that #Pronina, a former nightclub performer, was “reportedly having an affair with a wealthy politician.”The “theory being investigated” is that the parliament member’s wife “discovered the secret relationship,” the outlet continued.

#However, one of #Pronina’s friends told the tabloid #Komsomolskaya #Pravda that the dancer well-loved, indicating a potential motive behind the killing could have stemmed from “jealousy,” The #New #York #Post said.

“She had no enemies, I can say with absolute certainty,” her friend #Valeria said to the newspaper, according to The #New #York #Post. “Only one of her admirers could be behind this because of jealousy.”

#Another dancing colleague, #Anzhelika, echoed #Valeria’s sentiments, The #New #York #Post continued.

“Natasha not only danced beautifully, she is a real beauty,” she expressed to #Komsomolskaya #Pravda, according to The #New #York #Post. “Men always clung to her and it is possible that one of the rejected fans could have killed her.”

#Pronina’s #Boyfriend #Is #Denying #Involvement in the #Murder, #According to The #Sun

#Alexander #Kravchenko, #Pronina’s 33-year-old boyfriend, is denying any involvement in the murder of his girlfriend, according to The #Sun.

#He told the outlet that he was working in #Yalta, a resort city on the south coast of the #Crimean #Peninsula surrounded by the #Black #Sea, at the time of the crime.

The #Sun reported that #Kravchenko said #Pronina “had a stalker and separately that she had a £6,000 — about $8,000 — debt that she had to repay.”

#Pronina #Was a ‘Master of #Sport’ in #Ballroom #Dancing & #Performed #With #Her #Team at #Parties

#Pronina was a “master of sport” in ballroom dancing, according to The #Sun. #She also formed her own dance team to perform at clubs and parties, including stripteases, the outlet continued.

#Anzhelika described #Pronina as ambitious and “not the type who dreams of a white dress and a bunch of kids,” The #Sun reported.

“Her work was her life,” the friend said, according to the outlet. “She earned well, she could afford a lot.” #Anzhelika added that #Pronina visited #Milan four times last year, “where she also had fans.”

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