Police say they have arrested a suspect in last month’s murder of 25-year-old Tawfik Abu Lashin in Nazareth.
Abu Lashin was shot dead at a car wash in the northern Arab city on June 25, mere hours before his cousin, Naif Abu Lashin, was killed in a similar incident in neighboring Yafia. Police suspect that the shootings are linked, related to a dispute between criminal organizations in the area.
After murdering Abu Lashin, the suspect fled the scene on his motorcycle and crashed into a parked car, injuring himself.
Police last Friday tracked the suspected assailant down to Emek Medical Center, where he had checked himself in due to the self-inflicted accident. An additional suspect was arrested in connection to the shooting that same day, a spokesman says.
A court has extended the detention of both suspects until tomorrow, July 7.
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