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Russian athlete wanted over killing Azeri

8 October 2010 09:45 (UTC+04:00)

MOSCOW – A Russian athlete has murdered an Azerbaijani and is currently wanted over the crime, Russian media reported.

Alexander Shakovech, a 49-year-old master of sports on shooting, was dining with his friends at a cafe near the town of Solnechnogorsk. When he was taking a walk afterwards, he had an argument with two other men. The argument, which proceeded with swear words, boiled into a fight. In conclusion, Shakovech threatened one of the men with killing him soon.

The following day, the Russian athlete came to the Azerbaijani’s home and shot him dead in the presence of his child.

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