A district-level volleyball player was shot dead by some unidentified armed assailants in Siswal village of Hisar district, police said here today. The incident took place at around 10 pm on Tuesday under Adampur Police Station zone when Kuldeep (25) was coming back to his home in the town on a bicycle from network focus volleyball ground, police said. Before he could achieve home, some unidentified people came and opened a few rounds of flame at Kuldeep, murdering him on the spot, they said.