MAKHACHKALA, January 15 (Itar-Tass) — An officer of the Russian Federal Security Service Dagestan administration has been killed in Makhachkala, a spokesman for the Dagestan administration of the Russian Investigations Committee told Itar-Tass late on Saturday.

According to the spokesman, the incident took place at about 22:00 Moscow time near house number 8 in Aivazovsky Street. The man died instantly.

An investigation is underway.