Deputy Chief of the Union of Cossacks of Russia Vladimir Naumov has been shot dead in the suburb of Moscow on Tuesday night, Itar-Tass was told by Moscow law enforcement bodies.

Naumov was killed in Pervomaiskaya street in the settlement of Malino near the town of Zelenograd at around 1.00 a. m. Wednesday. Forensic experts said he died as a result of three gunshot wounds.

A team of investigators that includes workers of the Moscow Prosecutor��s office has been working on the scene of the murder.

Source: Itar-Tass