Detention of mentally ill man who shot policewoman extended by six days

Israel Police at the scene where a policewoman was critically injured after being shot by a suicidal man in Jerusalem, November 28, 2024. (United Hatzalah)
Israel Police at the scene where a policewoman was critically injured after being shot by a suicidal man in Jerusalem, November 28, 2024. (United Hatzalah)

The Jerusalem Court has extended the detention of a man who shot and seriously wounded a policewoman in the city yesterday when she accompanied rescue services into his apartment following reports that he presented a danger to himself.

His detention was extended by six days.

At the same time, Hebrew media outlets report that the police officer’s condition remains serious and unstable.

She is being treated at Hadassah Medical Center Ein Kerem.

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