10 Jun 2014 10:44

Armed suspect killed in shootout in Dagestan

MAKHACHKALA. June 10 (Interfax-AVN) - A man who opened fire on the police was killed in the shootout in the Buinaksk district of Dagestan, the Dagestani Interior Ministry press service told Interfax on Tuesday.

The incident occurred on the Buinaksk-Untsukul road at about 10:20 p.m., a press service representative said. A police patrol approached a parked KIA vehicle for checking the driver's id.

"The man in the car opened fire on the police, who returned fire and killed him. The man's identity and motives are being investigated. The police had no casualties," he said.