The first court hearings on the murder case of a Canadian policeman Ryan Russell took place in Toronto. Cop killer Richard Kachkar, who is supposedly Armenian, entered the courtroom with his head hung low, the Globe and Mail reported. 

According to investigators, Richard Kachkar allegedly tried to steal a snowplow at about 5 a.m on January 12. “The rampage that followed lasted for nearly two hours, ending around 7 a.m. when Mr. Kachkar was shot several times by police,” the Globe and Mail writes. Ryan Russell was struck by a snowplow driven by Kachkar.

Richard Kachkar was injured and taken to hospital.

According to the newspaper, Richard Kachkar went to school in Armenia over 20 years ago and studied architecture. After moving to Canada he worked for a pharmaceutical company.