Athlete Shakhbulat Shamkhalaev wounded in Makhachkala feels better
Physicians have disconnected Shakhbulat Shamkhalaev from an artificial respirator unit, he regained consciousness. This was reported by Shakhmurad Shamkhalaev, a brother of the athlete. Meanwhile, he has denied the media reports that the athlete had a kidney removed.
The "Caucasian Knot" has reported that on June 1, Shakhbulat Shamkhalaev, a well-known Russian athlete of mixed martial arts, was brought to the Makhachkala hospital with gunshot wounds. The incident occurred at the "Port-Petrovsk" restaurant. A record from the surveillance cameras was posted on the Internet.
32-year-old Shakhbulat Shamkhalaev won the Russian championships and the world championship in Thai boxing, and he repeatedly became the Champion of Dagestan in Wushu Sanda.
"Shakhbulat Shamkhalaev got 13 bullets. Of them, only two bullets were fired from combat weapons, and the rest from traumatic weapons," said Shakhmurad Shamkhalaev.
According to him, the incident was caused by a "domestic conflict." "On May 31, he was invited to a cafe. His friend did not tell him that other people would join them there. They were sitting and were arguing about something. When Shakhbulat interfered, one of the sitting men told him not to intervene. Then, Shakhbulat himself got into a dispute," noted the source.
According to him, "on the other day, the people involved of the dispute were to come to terms."
The men who opened fire on Shakhbulat Shamkhalaev were identified, report sources from the law enforcement bodies. According to them, "the crime was committed by Shamil M. and Gasan A., residents of Makhachkala."
A criminal case has been instituted on the fact of attempted murder, reports the website of the Investigating Department for Dagestan of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF).
Full text of the article is available on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’.