[KavkazUzel] A resident of Dagestan, hospitalized from the scene of a shootout in Makhachkala, has admitted guilt in attacking police officers. He has been charged under four criminal articles.
As reported by the "Caucasian Knot", on May 5 there was an attack on a traffic police unit in Makhachkala. The police stopped a car to check documents and were shot at with machine guns. In the shootout, two police officers were killed, two more security officers and three civilians were wounded, including a woman and a 17-year-old girl. The Ministry of Internal Affairs stated that both attackers were killed, but today the Investigative Committee clarified that only one participant in the attack was killed, and the second was wounded and hospitalized in serious condition.
The hospitalized local resident, whom investigators believe to be a participant in the attack, has been charged under four criminal articles: 317 of the Russian Criminal Code (attempt on the life of law enforcement officers), 166 of the Russian Criminal Code (hijacking without the purpose of theft), 222 of the Russian Criminal Code (illegal arms trafficking) and 226 of the Russian Criminal Code (theft of arms), the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation for Dagestan reported today on its Telegram channel.
"During interrogation as an accused, the latter admitted his guilt and described in detail the circumstances of the attack on the police officers," the publication says.
Article 317 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation provides for up to life imprisonment; the other articles of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation under which the resident of Dagestan was charged also provide for imprisonment for shorter terms.
Let us recall that, according to unofficial information, Akhmed Alimagomedov and Batal Magomedov, both born in 2000, took part in the attack, Kommersant reported on May 5. According to the publication's source, they were natives of Dagestan, and both had not previously come to the attention of the special services.
The attack on security forces in Makhachkala was at least the third armed incident in Dagestan in two months. Since May 2022, seven similar incidents have occurred in the republic: two were recorded in 2024, one each in May 2023 and May 2022.