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MOSCOW — The owner of an independent website critical of authorities was shot and killed Sunday by police, his body dumped by the side of the road in southern Russia, his colleague said.

The killing of Ingushetiya.ru owner Magomed Yevloyev could incite tensions in the province of Ingushetia west of Chechnya, which has been the site of frequent attacks on police and other officials.

Yevloyev had angered regional authorities with criticism of police treatment of civilians in the region.

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