World · Middle East · 3 hrs ago
Minibus driver shot dead near hospital in Turkey’s Tire district
Minibus driver Deniz Fakı was shot dead at a minibus stop near Tire State Hospital in Tire, İzmir province.
The 59-year-old had stopped to let passengers off when a 63-year-old man allegedly fired eight shots in front of passengers.
Police said the two men had a dispute over money linked to the sale of land.
Gendarmes caught the suspect as he tried to flee and handed him over to police.
Fakı’s body was sent to İzmir for an autopsy.
Police have opened an investigation into the killing.
A minibus driver was shot dead near Tire State Hospital in İzmir province, Turkey.
The victim, Deniz Fakı, 59, was shot eight times in front of passengers, according to Habertürk.
Authorities arrested Hüseyin Ş., 63, at the scene after he tried to flee.
The two men reportedly had a dispute over money from a land sale.
Police opened an investigation, and Fakı’s body was sent for an autopsy.
- Who
- Deniz Fakı, a 59-year-old minibus driver, was killed. Hüseyin Ş., 63, was arrested.
- What
- Fakı was shot eight times and died.
- When
- In the morning; the exact date of the incident is not stated.
- Where
- At a minibus stop near Tire State Hospital in İzmir province, Turkey.
- Why
- The men reportedly had a dispute over money Fakı allegedly owed from a land sale.
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Fakı stopped at the minibus stop near Tire State Hospital and opened the door for passengers to get off.
Hüseyin Ş. allegedly shot him eight times and tried to flee.
Gendarmerie officers returning from a shift change intervened and arrested Hüseyin Ş.
Fakı’s body was sent to the İzmir Forensic Medicine Institute for an autopsy.
- Victim
- Deniz Fakı, 59
- Suspect
- Hüseyin Ş., 63
- Shots fired
- 8
- Location
- Minibus stop near Tire State Hospital, İzmir province
- Reported motive
- Dispute over money from a land sale