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a gun fitted with a silencer at around 2 p.m. Moscow time (11:00 GMT) near the Kropotkinskaya metro station in Moscow downtown."An assailant ran from behind to Markelov and a woman escorting him, Anastasia Baburova, and shot him in the back of the head from point-blank range. The woman tried to get hold of the suspect, but he shot her too," the source said.
Markelov was killed shortly after he gave a news conference devoted to Budanov's release on parole earlier this month.
Russian Prosecutor General Yury Chaika took personal control of the investigation into the killing of Markelov, the prosecutor's spokeswoman said.
"The prosecutor general ordered his deputy and head of the Investigation Committee Alexander Bastrykin to strengthen the investigation team and to keep him constantly informed on how the investigation is developing," Marina Gridneva said.
The Russian Public Chamber was closely supervising the investigation, a member
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