A series of armed attacks in Turkey left eight people dead. The incidents affected three settlements in the province of Afyonkarahisar. The suspect who opened fire was detained in the neighboring province of Eskişehir.
Victims and scene of the incidents
The attacks were recorded in the villages of Ayazini, Kıyır and Yukarıtandır. Three bodies each were found in the vicinity of the first two settlements. In Yukarıtandır, the victims were two teachers at the local secondary school — 46-year-old Ayşe Sena Demir and 31-year-old Hilal Mete.
Casualties from the attacks
Circumstances of the incident
According to the DHA agency, before the attacks the man opened fire on Afyonkarahisar resident Sevgi Postalcı as she was getting into a car to pick up her child from school. The woman was hospitalized and her condition remains serious. The investigation established that the suspect is Arif Sefa Özdemir. He fired a pump-action shotgun.
Detention of the suspect
The suspect was detained as a result of a joint operation by police and gendarmerie in Eskişehir. A shotgun and numerous cartridges were found in one of the seized cars, which had become stuck in the mud near the settlement of Taşlık. During the detention, the man opened fire on the security forces, and as a result of the shootout two gendarmerie officers sustained minor injuries.
Context
A criminal investigation has been launched into the incident, and the motives for the crime are still being established. Afyonkarahisar resident Sevgi Postalcı was also injured in the incident and was hospitalized.
