ˌɔn fˈoːɹtiːn noʊvˈɛmbɚ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd tˈuː, stˈɔɪlʌv hˌuː wʌz æt ðə tˈaɪm ðə kˈæptɪn ʌv lˈaɪɾɛks lˈʌvɛtʃ ænd wʌz sˈʌfɚɹɪŋ fɹʌm ɐ bɹˈoʊkən fˈʊt, wˌɪtʃ hæd əkˈɜːd ˈæftɚ bˌiːɪŋ sˈʌbdʒɛktᵻd tʊ ɐ tˈækəl ɪn ɐ ɡˈeɪm ɐɡˈɛnst sˈiːskˈɑː sˈoʊfiə, wʌz sˈɪɹiəsli wˈuːndᵻd, səstˈeɪnɪŋ lˈaɪfθɹˈɛʔn̩ɪŋ ˈɪndʒɚɹiz, ˈæftɚ bˌiːɪŋ ʃˈɑːt baɪ fˈɔːɹmɚɹ ˈɑːɹmi sˈɜːvɪsmən sˈaɪmɑːn mˈɛʃɛv, fˈɑːloʊɪŋ ɐ tɹˈæfɪk dɪspjˈuːt.
On 14 November 2002, Stoilov (who was at the time the captain of Litex Lovech and was suffering from a broken foot, which had occurred after being subjected to a tackle in a game against CSKA Sofia), was seriously wounded, sustaining life-threatening injuries, after being shot by former army serviceman Simeon Mechev, following a traffic dispute.