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Director Shot Dead At Psychiatric Facility In Russia's North Caucasus


The Investigative Committee's directorate in the region said the gunman was being sought.
The Investigative Committee's directorate in the region said the gunman was being sought.

A masked man in a police uniform has entered an early treatment psychiatric facility in the Russian region of Kabardino-Balkaria and shot dead the director and the chief of security.

The Investigative Committee's directorate in the region said the attack occurred on July 18, when the gunman entered the director's office, shot the two men there, and fled the scene.

The statement said that a probe into the deadly attack has been launched and the gunman was being sought.

Local media identified the director as Murat Balov and the security chief as Boris Khurzokov.

With reporting by Baza, VChK-OGPU, and MashGor

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