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American journalist and filmmaker Brent Renaud was killed in the line of duty while working in Irpin outside Kyiv. Renaud was killed when the car he and other journalists were travelling in came under fire shortly after they had passed a checkpoint. Renaud was shot in the neck and died at the scene. Two other journalists were injured in the attack. According to Kyiv police chief Andriy Nebutov, the vehicle was targeted by Russian soldiers. The journalists had reportedly been documenting refugees fleeing across a bridge from an area near Irpin, which is reported to have fallen under the control of Russian troops encircling the capital. The car they were travelling in passed a checkpoint and was then shot at. Although the driver tried to turn around, the gunfire did not stop and the journalists were hit. It was not immediately clear whether the car had PRESS insignia. Renaud had worked as a filmmaker and photographer for different U.S media including NBC and VICE News and had reported in the past from war zones in Afghanistan and Iraq. Renaud had previously contributed to the New York Times but was not on assignment with the outlet at the time. The journalist often worked with his brother, with whom he has won several awards.