A Haifa resident in his 20s, who was wounded in the same shooting that killed 18-year-old Jonathan Khoury, has died of his wounds, Israeli media report. Police continue to investigate the circumstances.
A third fatality has been confirmed in the Haifa shooting that began overnight Wednesday-Thursday, July 1-2. The latest victim, a Haifa resident in his 20s, was among the wounded and has since succumbed to his injuries, according to Israeli media. The death toll now stands at three, with one additional victim remaining critically wounded. Israeli media report that police assess the motive as criminal.
As The Zioneer reported, the first bulletin at 00:21 Jerusalem on Thursday, July 2, cited initial emergency services reports describing the incident as a fatal road accident with one dead and two critically wounded. By 00:21 Jerusalem that night, a second bulletin confirmed a second fatality, raising the toll to two, with one critically wounded. A subsequent bulletin at 00:44 Jerusalem on July 2 reported the death of a third victim and the criminal motive assessment by police.
As The Zioneer reported on July 2, journalist Or Ravid published footage of the shooting that killed 18-year-old Jonathan Khoury and wounded two others, providing visual corroboration of the event. A separate shooting in Netanya on July 1 killed a 25-year-old man, but no connection between the incidents has been reported.
The identity of the third victim has been confirmed as a Haifa resident in his 20s. The condition of the remaining critically wounded victim has not been updated.
3 developments
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- DevelopingPedestrian killed in Haifa traffic accident
- StrongMan, 30, murdered in Yafia — eighth killing in Arab sector this week
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