Russian President Dmitry Medvedev pledged...

Eduard Chuvashov, 47, died in the stairwell of an apartment block from bullet wounds to the chest and head. The killer fled the scene immediately after the attack at 8:50 a.m. Moscow time (04:50 GMT).

"Everything that is necessary will be done so that the organizers and performers of this cynical killing are found and punished," the Russian president said in a message to the head of the Moscow City Court, Olga Yegorova.

A criminal case into the murder and illegal possession of firearms has been opened. The Russian Investigative Committee said the incident was thought to be linked to the judge"s professional activities, although a motive for the crime had not been established.

Medvedev said Chuvashov "was respected... as a competent lawyer in the legal community, who honestly served the law, performed his duties with responsibility and adherence to principles."

The Moscow City Court"s website states that on Monday Chuvashov was supposed to be looking into

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