Shooting attack at the coffeehouse in Çağlayan District: 1 dead, 4 injured

The incident took place in a coffeehouse in Çağlayan District. Allegedly, a hooded person came to the area used as a street market and opened fire repeatedly at the coffeehouse with a long-barreled gun he took out of his bag.

The attacker then ran away, leaving the bag behind. 5 people in the coffeehouse were injured in the incident. Upon reporting the situation, health and police teams were dispatched to the scene.

The injured were taken to Tarsus State Hospital by ambulance. Mehmet Atlı (71), one of the injured, could not be saved despite all the interventions and lost his life. It was learned that one of the 4 injured people receiving treatment in the hospital was in serious condition.

During the searches at the scene, the gun thrown by the suspect while escaping after the attack was found in the garden of a house. While a large-scale search was launched to catch the attacker, it was reported that the investigation was continuing.