President Putin sacked his transport minister. Hours later, his body was found in a park with a gunshot wound to the head.

A Russian transport minister has died from a gunshot wound amid uncertainty over whether it occurred before or after he was abruptly fired by the Kremlin. Officials say Roman Starovoit took his own life,

Former Russian Transport Minister Roman Starovoit was found dead from an apparent suicide on Monday, hours after Russian President Vladimir Putin fired him from his job. No reason was given for Starovoit’s dismissal,