Anzhi Makhachkala, reserve player for Gasan Magomedov has been shot dead near his home, the Russian club confirmed on Sunday
The shooting occurred in the early hours of Sunday when the 20-year-old was driving to his family home after training with the club. He subsequently died as a result of his injuries on the way to hospital.
Magomedov was driving towards his family’s home when his vehicle came under attack from a “volley of automatic gunfire,” according to a statement on the club’s website.