According to the spokesperson for Chelyabinsk department of home affairs, the chief engineer of CHTZ-Uraltrac Ltd. press-and-welding plant Vladimir Makarov was shot today. The victim was found in the hallway of his home with two gunshot wounds and taken to resuscitation department No. 8 where he passed away. The police investigating the case say they are currently pursuing several lines of inquiry, one of which is hired killing.