Footage from fatal shooting in Lod shows black-clad man cocking rifle in broad daylight

Footage emerges from a fatal shooting earlier today that shows a man cocking his rifle in broad daylight in downtown Lod, before opening fire on three people in their car.

The shooting, which left one man dead and two others injured, is thought to have been spurred on by a blood feud between two families in the city, police say.

The slain man, 25-year-old Omar Taysir al-Shamali, was suspected of having shot and injured someone earlier this week as part of the same conflict, Ynet reports.

The shooting was preceded by a high-speed pursuit through the city’s downtown, in which the gunman, dressed entirely in black, is seen leaning outside the car’s window and shooting at another vehicle.

רצח לאור יום בלוד: אדם נורה למוות ועוד שניים נפצעו – אחד מהם במצב קשה. זהו הנרצח ה-27 בחברה הערבית מאז תחילת 2026 | תיעוד@hadasgrinberg
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The fleeing car then crashed just two blocks away from the police station, allowing the armed man to approach the vehicle and open fire on the three men inside.

Shamali was killed on the spot, while the other two passengers, both his family members, were taken to the hospital to be treated for serious and mild injuries, respectively, according to the Magen David Adom emergency service.

Officers are investigating the shooting and currently conducting a “manhunt against the suspects in the act,” police say. No suspects have yet been arrested.

Shamali is the 27th Arab citizen to be killed violently in crime-related circumstances since the start of the year. He was shot dead as thousands of demonstrators convened in Tel Aviv for a protest against the violent crime besetting Israel’s Arab minority.

توثيق لجريمة القتل في مدينة اللد يظهر مطاردة مركبة استقلها الجناة لمركبة الضحية التي تدهورت واصطدمت بالقرب من مفترق بالمكان، ثم قام أحد الجناة بالترجل نحوها وإطلاق النار على من بداخلها

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