Turkish police arrest gunman accused of killing eight in western Turkey
Authorities in Turkey have captured a gunman who killed eight people and injured another during a shooting spree across multiple locations in western Turkey.
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Turkish authorities have arrested a gunman accused of killing eight people and seriously injuring one other in a series of shootings in western Turkey. UPI, Newsday, and ABC News reported that the suspect killed eight people across three sites. NDTV reported earlier that eight people were shot dead in three villages in Turkey while a manhunt was underway to find the gunman. [1][4][5][7]
The Eskisehir Governor's Office stated that police and gendarmerie officers apprehended the suspect alive in Eskisehir province during a joint operation, UPI reported. The Afyonkarahisar Chief Public Prosecutor's Office stated that the shootings occurred on Thursday in western Turkey's Afyonkarahisar province, including central Afyonkarahisar, the Ihsaniye district, and the town of Anitkaya. [1]
Newsday and ABC News both reported that the attacker carried out the killings using a shotgun. UPI confirmed that the suspect is in custody following the joint security operation in Eskisehir province. [1][4][5]
In short
- Eight people were killed and one person was seriously injured in a shooting spree in western Turkey.
- The shootings took place across three locations in Afyonkarahisar province on Thursday.
- A shotgun was used by the attacker during the incidents.
- Officers apprehended the suspect alive in Eskisehir province during a joint operation.
Sources
Every paragraph above points to the numbered items it rests on. Read the originals here.
- [1]Gunman kills 8 in western Turkey shooting spreeUPI, 1h ago (the report this story comes from)
- [2]8 reasons why we Dress the Turkey every single yearCincinnati Enquirer, 2h ago
- [3]8 reasons why we Dress the Turkey every single yearCincinnati Enquirer, 2h ago
- [4]Shotgun attacker kills 8 across 3 sites in western Turkey before captureNewsday, 8h ago
- [5]Shotgun attacker kills 8 across 3 sites in western Turkey before capture - ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and VideosGoogle News, 6h ago
- [6]Gunman kills 8 in western Turkey shooting spreeYahoo, 1h ago
- [7]8 Shot Dead In 3 Turkey Villages, Manhunt Underway To Find GunmanNDTV, 12h ago
Background
- [8]List of mass shootings in the United Kingdom on Wikipedia
- [9]Turkey on Grokipedia
- [10]A teenage gunman kills four people at an Oregon elementary school FTMQ News, 21d ago
- [11]Tornado kills four construction workers at Antalya site in Turkey FTMQ News, 9d ago
Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 11 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.
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