He was sentenced to death after a show trial and on 25 March 1941, he was shot on NKVD premises 61 Brivibas Street, buried in the mass grave in Ulbroka (Stopiņi) together with other victims of the shooting.
He received a death sentence after a mock trial and on 25 March 1941, he was killed on NKVD property at 61 Brivibas Street, buried in a common grave in Ulbroka with other shooting victims.