A resident of Kabardino-Balkaria was detained after a shooting during a bride kidnapping.

An 18-year-old resident of Terek was wounded by a man who came to Nalchik with friends to kidnap his bride.

According to investigators, the incident occurred on October 29 in Nalchik.

"According to investigators, on October 29, a local resident born in 1996, while in the courtyard of a multi-story residential building on Kalinina Street in Nalchik, acting out of hooligan motives and armed with a smoothbore hunting rifle, fired multiple shots into the air, causing a gunshot wound to the face of a young woman born in 2007 who was on the balcony," RIA Novosti reported today, citing the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation for Kabardino-Balkaria.

The report also noted that the victim "was taken to the hospital, where she is receiving the necessary assistance, and the suspect has been detained."

Video from the scene of the incident, citing the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation, was shared by the Telegram channel "Gazeta Yuga." According to the channel, the bullet struck the victim in the face and neck.

"Caucasian Knot" also wrote that a previous bride kidnapping in Kabardino-Balkaria sparked online debate about religion and customs. Users' opinions were divided: some supported the young man, while others sharply condemned the act.