A man seriously wounded in a shooting in Netivot on Saturday evening has been declared dead, according to reports. Police say the victim was a known criminal. An investigation is underway.
Police have identified the victim of Saturday evening's shooting in Netivot as a known criminal, and have opened a murder investigation citing a criminal motive. The victim, a man in his 40s, was critically wounded in the incident and later declared dead, according to reports.
The Zioneer reported at 21:47 Jerusalem that a 40-year-old man was found unconscious with a penetrating injury. MDA confirmed two wounded—one in critical condition, one lightly injured. Over the course of the evening, the victim was declared dead, and initial reports described him as a senior figure in the Israeli criminal underworld. Police opened an investigation, upgraded it to a suspected murder, and then to a formal murder investigation, with the victim now identified as a known criminal. As reported in The Zioneer's rolling coverage, the victim was first described as a senior crime figure.
The specific circumstances of the shooting, the identity of the second wounded individual, and whether any arrests have been made remain unclear.
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