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Father and son shot; assailant dies by suicide with same weapon
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Turkey /Conflict & Security

Father and son shot; assailant dies by suicide with same weapon

From Cumhuriyet · () Turkish

Translated from Turkish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

At a glance

News Sources not specified Outcome reported
  • A 35-year-old man with psychological issues fatally shot his neighbors, a father and son, after an argument.
  • The assailant then returned home and died by suicide with the same shotgun.
  • Authorities have launched a broad investigation into the incident in the ฤฐslahiye district.

A dispute over stones thrown on the road escalated into a fatal shooting in the AลŸaฤŸฤฑ Bilenler neighborhood of ฤฐslahiye district. Adem G., 35, reportedly argued with his neighbors, 65-year-old Ramazan Y., and his son Serhat Y., 35, after they confronted him about the stones.

Following the argument, Adem G. retrieved a pump-action shotgun from his home. He returned to confront the father and son, firing the weapon and wounding both. Ramazan Y. sustained critical injuries, while Serhat Y. was also injured.

After shooting his neighbors, Adem G. went back to his house and died by suicide using the same shotgun. Emergency and gendarmerie teams were dispatched to the scene. Medical personnel transported the injured father and son to the hospital, while gendarmerie secured the area.

Adem G.'s body was taken to the Gaziantep Forensic Medicine Institute. A comprehensive investigation into the incident has been initiated by the authorities.

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Originally published by Cumhuriyet in Turkish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.