“Both men were taken to the investigating authorities,” he said.
No other details of the investigation have been reported, but an attempt on Sherip Alikhadzhiev’s life was previously reported. The man is an assistant to a State Duma deputy and previously served as deputy chairman of the government of Ingushetia.
Media sources reported that the assassination attempt was planned. The man was shot at least four times and two of them hit the target. As a result, the victim was injured in the back and jaw.
On the basis of the incident, the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation opened a criminal case under Part 3 of Art. 30, part 1 art. 105 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation on attempted murder.
