
USA: Funeral held for Russian teen murdered on graduation day
A memorial service was held at Neelsville Presbyterian Church in Germantown, Saturday for the 18-year old Russian teenager Artem Ziberov, who was killed the night before high school graduation.
Ziberov and fellow Northwest High School student Shadi Adi Najjar were killed by gunshots while sitting in Shadi’s car hours before their graduation ceremony on Monday, 5 June.
The reason for the gunfire remains unconfirmed. Reports state there were around over 20 shots fired.
As a Russian citizen, Artem will be buried in Moscow where his biological father lives.

A memorial service was held at Neelsville Presbyterian Church in Germantown, Saturday for the 18-year old Russian teenager Artem Ziberov, who was killed the night before high school graduation.
Ziberov and fellow Northwest High School student Shadi Adi Najjar were killed by gunshots while sitting in Shadi’s car hours before their graduation ceremony on Monday, 5 June.
The reason for the gunfire remains unconfirmed. Reports state there were around over 20 shots fired.
As a Russian citizen, Artem will be buried in Moscow where his biological father lives.