Vladivostok Novosti Company
March 02, 1998

Four slain in gangland hits

The Vladivostok News

In the fourth apparent gangland killing within a week, two gunmen shot dead Vrezh Babakekhyan, heir to the mafia fiefdom of slain boss Mikhail Osipov, at his Jeep outside the Royal Park casino Feb. 17.

Killers gunned down Babakekhyan and his girlfriend, whose name was not released, point-blank. In addition to the couple, killers also shot dead Dr. Shukhrat Madalimov and Maxim Ostrokhanov last week. The Royal Park was also bloodied in a mafia-style killing last summer.
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