, ▁although ▁independent ▁sources ▁have ▁claimed ▁he ▁was ▁shot ▁with ▁a ▁Win chester ▁R if le . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁same ▁source , ▁e y ew it ness es ▁assert ▁that ▁the ▁sh ots ▁were ▁made ▁by ▁unknown ▁persons ▁who ▁got ▁out ▁of ▁a ▁" Z h ig uli " ▁car ▁without ▁number ▁pl ates ▁and ▁t int ed ▁glass es . ▁They ▁have ▁also ▁stated ▁that ▁had ▁seen ▁the ▁car ▁for ▁several ▁days ▁near ▁the ▁journalist ' s ▁house . ▁ ▁The ▁killing ▁of ▁Ak h med il ov ▁came ▁after ▁a ▁string ▁of ▁mur ders ▁of ▁rep or ters ▁and ▁journal ists ▁in ▁D ag est an ▁including ▁that ▁of ▁television ▁journalist ▁Abd ulla ▁Al ish ay ev ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁Two ▁more ▁D ag est ani ▁journal ists ▁were ▁killed ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 7 0 s ▁birth s ▁Category : 2 0 0 9 ▁death s ▁Category : A var ▁people ▁Category : J ournal ists ▁killed ▁in ▁Russia ▁Category : De ath s ▁by ▁fire arm ▁in ▁Russia ▁Category : M ur der ed ▁Russian ▁journal ists ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁D ag est an ▁Category : Pe ople ▁murder ed ▁in ▁Russia ▁Category : Year ▁of ▁birth ▁uncertain <0x0A> </s> ▁R ash id ▁Z ad ran ▁is ▁an ▁Afghan ▁cr ick eter . ▁He ▁made ▁his ▁List ▁A ▁debut ▁for ▁Spe en ▁G har ▁Region ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0