Prosecutor shot dead in Panevezys

  • 1999-02-04
  • Rokas M. Tracevskis
PANEVEZYS/VILNIUS - The murder of a Panevezys prosecutor, shot dead as he pulled into the driveway of his home Jan. 25, has some scratching their heads and others calling for a "war on crime."Gintautas Sereika, the Panevezys district's prosecutor for the crime and corruption department, was shot at least seven times in front of his home at about 5:30 p.m. Jan. 25. Sereika, 30, headed the organized crime and corruption department in a city with a rough reputation and was stopping home to pick up a basketball for an evening pick-up game with friends, police said.His body was found three hours...
 
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