Eight Killed in Western Turkey Shooting Spree as Police Arrest Gunman
An armed gunman killed eight people and left another critically injured during a shooting spree across three villages in western Turkey‘s Afyonkarahisar province on Thursday. Rural residents and village communities across Yukaritandir, Kiyir, and Ayazini faced immediate road closures and security sweeps as law enforcement tracked the fleeing suspect.
Suspect Apprehended in Eskisehir Following Multi-Village Attack
Police cordoned off access roads leading to Yukaritandir, Kiyir, and Ayazini as emergency services responded to three distinct crime scenes in the rural area situated between Ankara and Izmir. Two wounded women discovered on a roadway in Yukaritandir later succumbed to their injuries in hospital, while officers recovered three bodies in Kiyir and another three in Ayazini, with two teachers reportedly among the dead. Authorities subsequently tracked and apprehended the suspect, who had fled in a red vehicle armed with a shotgun, in the neighboring province of Eskisehir, while one surviving victim remains hospitalized in critical condition.
The motive behind the attacks remains under official investigation.
