Police are investigating a suspected murder-suicide in Jerusalem after a man fatally shot his ex-wife, then shot himself.
From an initial investigation, police suspect that the two met outside the woman’s residence, after which the man shot her with his licensed handgun, which he owns as a security guard. He then attempted to take his own life.
According to Ynet, the woman had recently remarried and was pregnant.
Paramedics who arrived at the scene of the shooting in Jerusalem’s Gilo neighborhood found the pair, both in their mid-20s, lying on the ground unconscious and suffering from gunshot wounds.
The woman, who was in critical condition, succumbed to her injuries while en route to the hospital, Hebrew outlets report. The man is still alive, but in critical condition after being brought to a hospital.
According to law enforcement, there had been no previous complaints of violence regarding the two.
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