Gunman kills supreme court judge in Russia's Dagestan

MAKHACHKALA, Russia (Reuters) - A gunman killed a senior judge in the centre of the capital of Russia's violence-plagued Dagestan province on Tuesday, law enforcement officials said.

The attacker opened fire on Magomed Magomedov, from Dagestan's Supreme Court, at close range and fled the scene in Makhachkala, a spokesman for the regional branch of Russia's Investigative Committee said.