Russian ambassador to Turkey shot and killed in Ankara

The gunman after shooting Andrei Karlov.
(Image credit: AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)

The Russian ambassador to Turkey was shot and killed Monday while attending an art opening in the city of Ankara, local media reports. Russian media reports Andrei Karlov, a career diplomat for Russia, died after he was apparently shot by a lone gunman at an exhibit opening at the Cankaya Art Center and Concert Hall.

A spokeswoman for the Russian foreign ministry said Karlov was taken to a hospital with serious injuries following the attack, The Associated Press reports, while Russian media later said Karlov did not survive. Police reportedly neutralized the assailant, and Turkish news network NTV said that authorities killed the man.

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Kimberly Alters

Kimberly Alters is the news editor at TheWeek.com. She is a graduate of the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University.