The sambist was killed during a shooting at a wedding in Makhachkala.

Bronze medalist of the Russian Sambo Championship Magomed (Vacilov) Davudov was killed in Makhachkala. According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the shooting from a traumatic pistol was preceded by a conflict with one of the wedding guests, where the athlete was present; social media also mentions a version of shooting from a car.

Shooting during the wedding led to a man's death

A shootout during a wedding in Makhachkala, in the banquet hall "Marrakesh," ended with a man's death, reported in her Telegram channel "Criminal Chronicle" the head of the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Dagestan, Gayana Garieva.

"Today, at 17:55, a report of a shootout was received by the Duty Unit of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Dagestan. Police units were immediately dispatched to the scene. During the celebration, a conflict arose among the guests, which escalated into a fight and then into shooting. One of the participants in the conflict pulled out a weapon and shot another. According to preliminary information, the shot was from a traumatic pistol, with a head injury. The 31-year-old native of the Tlyaratinsky district could not be saved. He died on the way to the 2nd city hospital," Garieva reported.

The identity of the suspect has been established. He turned out to be a 23-year-old resident of Makhachkala, Garieva added.

TASS, citing a source in the law enforcement agencies, reported the detention of the suspect.

An athlete was killed during the shooting

The deceased is 31-year-old bronze medalist of the Russian Sambo Championship Magomed (Vacilov) Davudov, reports Mash.

He was a very peaceful, kind-hearted, and positive guy, loved to joke. He did not quarrel with anyone, was not involved in crime, and did not get into any serious conflicts.

According to one version, Davudov was at the wedding, and when he went outside, he was shot at from a black "Toyota Camry." One of the bullets hit the sambist in the head. According to other data, Davudov became involved in a scuffle, during which one of the participants pulled out a pistol and shot the athlete, writes "Chernovik."

"He was an active athlete, continued to train and compete. He was a very peaceful, kind-hearted, and positive guy, loved to joke. He did not quarrel with anyone, was not involved in crime, and did not get into any serious conflicts," TASS quotes the source.

Davudov was 31 years old, in 2023 he became a bronze medalist of the Russian Sambo Championship, and he also won bronze in the Russian Cup twice, the agency informs.

Recall that "Caucasian Knot" has previously reported on cases of shooting at weddings. For example, in the summer, an 86-year-old resident of Khasavyurt shot into the air from a pistol at her grandson's wedding. Residents of Dagestan, commenting on a video of this scene on social media, considered the use of weapons inappropriate.

According to the opinions of experts interviewed by "Caucasian Knot," the ancient ritual of shooting at a Caucasian wedding, which was once considered a "protection against the evil eye," has long become an element of fun and revelry. Shooting at weddings may soon completely disappear from the cities of the republic, as recently this tradition in Dagestan is remembered less and less, noted earlier interviewed editors of local media.

Magomedkhan Magomedkhanov, a scientist at the Institute of History, Archaeology, and Ethnography of the Dagestan Scientific Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences, previously noted that shooting at Caucasian weddings is a common phenomenon, however, this custom is not historical.