Pistol that killed Plovdiv businessman Iliyan Filipov has been found
The weapon used to kill Plovdiv businessman Iliyan Filipov has been discovered and admitted as material evidence. Fifty-one-year-old Slavcho Megerov has been charged.
Pistol from Filipov's murder found outside Plovdiv
The firearm used to kill Plovdiv businessman Iliyan Filipov has been discovered and admitted into the preliminary investigation as material evidence, according to Novinite.com, citing confirmation from the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Public Prosecutor's Office to BNT.
The pistol was found during the investigation initiated by the District Prosecutor's Office in Plovdiv in connection with the intentional killing of Filipov. According to BNT, the weapon was found outside Plovdiv's territory.
The information was provided in response to media inquiries with the permission of the supervising prosecutor. The Public Prosecutor's Office clarified that the investigation is ongoing and no further details will be disclosed at this stage. No statements are expected from police or prosecution representatives.
The charges and the detained suspect
On 1 October 2026, the District Prosecutor's Office in Plovdiv charged 51-year-old Slavcho Megerov with premeditated murder of 53-year-old Filipov, committed in Plovdiv on 30 September. The act was qualified under Article 116, paragraph 1, point 9, in conjunction with Article 115 of the Penal Code.
Filipov was shot on his property in the city on 30 September. Megerov was detained several hours after the killing as a suspected perpetrator, and was subsequently charged with intentional murder. Prosecutors indicated unresolved financial disputes between the two men as the motive for the crime.
Megerov remains in custody by court order. The results of swabs taken to establish whether his clothes contain traces of gunpowder particles have not yet been disclosed.
Source: Novinite.com