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Two injured in shooting during fight in central Vladikavkaz
A fight in central Vladikavkaz turned into a shooting involving a traumatic pistol, according to North Ossetia police.
Police said two men were taken to hospital by ambulance after the incident.
MMA fighter Ibrahim Islamov is in critical condition, his manager said.
He said Islamov had surgery overnight and that a bullet struck his forehead.
Police have identified the people involved, detained one participant and are searching for others.
Criminal cases have been opened, and police said efforts to locate and detain the remaining participants are continuing.
Two men were injured when a fight in central Vladikavkaz escalated into a shooting with a traumatic pistol.
Police said the injured men were taken by ambulance to a medical facility.
A manager told Match TV that MMA fighter Ibrahim Islamov was in intensive care in extremely serious condition after the shooting.
Police said they had identified all participants, detained one person and were working to locate and detain the others.
Criminal cases have been opened.
- Who
- Young men were involved in the conflict, and two men were injured. A manager identified MMA fighter Ibrahim Islamov as being in intensive care.
- What
- A fight escalated into a shooting with a traumatic pistol. Two men were injured.
- When
- The incident occurred overnight, according to a report cited by Sportbox.
- Where
- Central Vladikavkaz, North Ossetia.
- Why
- The shooting followed a conflict that turned into a fight. The sources do not state what caused the conflict.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
A conflict in the street escalated into a fight and shots were fired.
Two men were taken by ambulance to a medical facility.
Police identified all participants, detained one and began efforts to locate the others.
- Injured
- Two men
- Location
- Central Vladikavkaz
- Weapon
- Traumatic pistol
- Detained
- One participant
- Medical condition
- Ibrahim Islamov was reported to be in extremely serious condition in intensive care
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What people are saying
A conflict broke out between young men and escalated into a fight.
During the incident, one of the participants took out a traumatic pistol, began threatening those around him and fired several shots.
I know exactly what everyone saw in the video. I can't say anything about the conflict — I don't have information.
His condition is extremely serious.