Russian on Trial in Austria Over Execution-Style Killing

The property where a man was shot dead, is sealed off with police tape in Gerasdorf, Austria, on July 5, 2020. Ronald Zak/AP Photo

BERLIN—A Russian man went on trial Friday in Austria over the execution-style shooting death of a 43-year-old Chechen in a Vienna suburb last year.

Prosecutors were unable to determine whether the killing was politically motivated or resulted from an argument the men had over a gun deal, Austrian public broadcaster ORF reported.