The chief of the Shamilkala (former Makhachkala) police department gang, whose vehicle was ambushed and rained with bullets late Friday evening, died of wounds on the way to hospital.
"Colonel Akhmed Magomedov's Volga sedan and his bodyguards in a Lada-Priora car came under fire in Akushinsky Avenue at about 22:00 local time," a source said.
The shots were fired from several places. Two bodyguards and the driver suffered multiple wounds and died instantly.
No other details reported.
Kavkaz Center