NEW : Deputy industry chief shot several times , Libyan media reports . Killing is the first death of government official since he died in 2011 . He was found hiding in a drain pipe and was killed on October 20 , 2011 . He was shot dead by gunmen near a market in the port city , defense ministry says . Sirte was the hometown of longtime leader Moammar Gadhafi .
NEW : Deputy industry chief shot several times , Libyan media reports . Killing is the first death of government official since he died in 2011 . He was shot dead by gunmen near a market in the port city , defense ministry says . Sirte was the hometown of longtime leader Moammar Gadhafi .