Gunfight outside Haifa nightclub leaves one shooter critically injured

After two suspects open fire toward club, security guard fires back, hitting one of them; police investigating

The scene of a gunfight in Haifa, December 31, 2021 (Israel Police)
The scene of a gunfight in Haifa, December 31, 2021 (Israel Police)

A gunfight erupted outside a nightclub in Haifa Thursday overnight, with one of the shooters critically injured.

Initial information indicated that two men arrived outside the club and opened fire toward it. The club’s security guard fired back, hitting one of the suspects and seriously wounding him.

The man was taken by paramedics to Haifa’s Rambam Medical Center to receive care, where he was hospitalized under sedation.

Police were probing the incident.

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