Russia’s Interior Ministry has added a woman to a wanted list as a suspect in connection with Sunday's St. Petersburg blast.
The woman, identified as Daria Trepova, is wanted "in the murder of military war correspondent Vladlen Tatarsky," the ministry said in a release which included her mug shots.
Russian media reports previously suggested that Tatarsky may have been killed by a device hidden in a figurine presented to him by a woman before the blast.
Russian state news media, citing law enforcement agencies and eyewitness accounts, said the woman was attending the event at which Tatarsky was speaking.
Russian authorities have not yet commented on the reports and CNN is not able to independently verify the claim.
Who is Daria Trepova?: TASS also reports that Trepova was arrested for participating in a rally when Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, 2022.
Court records confirm that Trepova was arrested on March 9, 2022 for "Participation of mass simultaneous stay and (or) movement of citizens in public places, resulting in violation of public order," and sentenced to 10 days in prison.
According to TASS, law enforcement officers searched Trepova’s place of residence in St. Petersburg on Sunday night, where her sister and mother were also questioned.
The Libertarian Party of Russia said that while Trepova's husband Dmitry Rylov was a member of the organization, Trepova had no association with it.
"Daria Trepova was never a member of our political party. Furthermore, we have no information suggesting that she has ever supported the Libertarian Party," the party said in a statement on Telegram.
According to the party, Rylov has been residing abroad and claims no involvement in the incident. "He was also unaware of her alleged involvement," the statement read.
Trepova was born in February 1997 and lives in St. Petersburg.
