Man, 21, succumbs to wounds day after cops shot him during police chase in northern Israel

A 21-year-old who was shot by police during a chase in the lower Galilee yesterday has died of his wounds.

Police began pursuing Iyad Lawabneh at 4 a.m. yesterday after he allegedly shot at a house in Mashhad, an Arab town north of Nazareth, while riding his motorcycle.

Lawabneh fled down to Nazareth, where he dismounted and began to flee the police on foot. Police then opened fire on the young man, injuring him, a law enforcement spokesman said yesterday.

His death was announced by Haifa’s Rambam Hospital this morning, according to local Arab outlets.

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