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One killed, 3 injured in shooting with gunmen in Dagestan

One of the policemen who was wounded in the head has died

MAKHACHKALA, October 1 (Itar-Tass) - A policeman was killed in a shooting with gunmen in Russia’s republic of Dagestan in the North Caucasus, a spokesman for the republican interior ministry has told Tass.

The shootout occurred in a woodland area between the settlements of Verkhneye Ubeki and Nizhneye Ubeki in Dagestan at 11:45 am on Tuesday.

According to updated reports, four people were wounded - three policemen and one civilian,” the spokesman said. “One of the policemen who was wounded in the head has died,” he added.