The Shooting of the Russian Ambassador in Turkey

Russian and Turkish authorities are investigating the fatal shooting of an ambassador by an off-duty Turkish police officer.

Russian and Turkish authorities are investigating the shooting death of Russia’s ambassador to Turkey by an off-duty Turkish police officer. Andrey Karlov, who had served in the job since 2013, was delivering a speech at a photo exhibition in Ankara on Monday when a man shot him in apparent protest of Russia’s involvement in the Syrian civil war. The gunman, identified as 22-year-old Mevlut Mert Altintas, was later shot and killed by police.

We’re following the news of the assassination here. All updates are in Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5).