He said Yatoo was rushed to a hospital but succumbed to injuries. As per reports, the gunmen fired upon Yatoo from point blank range at his home around 5:25 pm.
The security forces have cordoned off the area and launched a hunt to nab the attackers.
Earlier in the day, two terrorists were killed in a brief gunbattle with security forces in Shopian district. The terrorists opened fire on a patrolling party of the Army from an orchard in Shopian, following which the soldiers retaliated, a police official said.
He said two ultras were killed in the exchange of fire.The identity and the affiliation of the slain terrorists were being ascertained, the official added.