Man shot dead in Baqa al-Gharbiya
23-year-old relative reportedly confesses to murder
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleIlan Ben Zion is an AFP reporter and a former news editor at The Times of Israel.
A 28-year-old man was shot in Baqa Gharbiya on Friday night and succumbed to his wounds at the nearby Hillel Yaffe Medical Center in Hadera.
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Eyewitnesses told Ynet News that Nihad Abu-Mokh was shot in the torso at close range outside a family supermarket by a masked man, who fled the scene of the crime.
Police investigating the case found the suspect, a 23-year-old relative of Abu-Mokh’s, barricaded himself in his home. He later admitted to the crime.
Police say the motive behind the murder is still unclear.
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