A shooting occurred near the building of the Parliament of Abkhazia in the city of Sukhum.
Two MPs — Kan Kvarchia and Vakhtangi Golandzia — were injured, Sputnik Abkhazia reports with reference to the Ministry of Health of the republic.
Both deputies were hospitalised. One of them, Vakhtangi Golandzia, later died. Kan Kvarchia was wounded in the arm.
Acting Minister of Internal Affairs of the Republic, Robert Kiut, said that the suspect in the shooting is MP Adgur Kharazia. He fled the scene.