28-year-old Arif Sefa Ö., who is alleged to have killed 8 people in three villages in the İhsaniye district after injuring one person in the city center of Afyonkarahisar, has been captured. While the motive for the attack has not yet been clarified, the investigation into the incident is being conducted under the coordination of the Public Prosecutor's Office.
It was reported that the suspect first opened fire with a pump-action shotgun at S.P., who was trying to get into his vehicle after leaving his home in the Orhangazi neighborhood, and then drove to the villages of Yukarıtandır, Ayazini, and Kıyır in the İhsaniye district. It was reported that the condition of the injured S.P. remains serious.
Ahmet Uzel (57), Bekir Toprak (50), Noman Toprak (56), Seydi Ahmet Aydoğmuş (73), Satı Aydoğmuş (68), İsmail Şen (61), Hilal Mete (31), and Ayşe Sena Demir (46) lost their lives in the attacks. The bodies were taken to the morgue of the Afyonkarahisar State Hospital Forensic Medicine Institute for autopsy procedures.
INVESTIGATION CONDUCTED BY 3 PROSECUTORS
It was learned that Arif Sefa Ö., who lived in the Bozüyük village of the İhsaniye district and worked as a farmer, is a father of one and divorced his wife about two years ago. Authorities stated that the investigation into the motive for the attack is continuing.
It also emerged that after the incidents, the suspect carjacked a vehicle with license plate 26 APL 557 belonging to Talha Gökgöz near the Çatören Dam in the Kırka neighborhood of the Seyitgazi district of Eskişehir. Allegedly, the suspect took the vehicle at gunpoint by introducing himself as a "MIT officer."
It was stated that the suspect, who drove the vehicle to the Taşlık neighborhood, abandoned the car after it got stuck in the mud and fled on foot, later carjacking another vehicle. It was noted that Arif Sefa Özdemir was captured in the same area and handed over to Afyonkarahisar teams following a health check.
Talha Gökgöz, whose vehicle was carjacked, explained that the suspect approached them while he and his friend were stopped on the road, saying that their phones were taken and a shotgun was pointed at them. Gökgöz said, "It was a terrifying process. If we hadn't given him the keys, he would have shot both me and my friend."
While the investigation into the incident is being conducted by 3 public prosecutors, the suspect is expected to be referred to the courthouse following his procedures at the gendarmerie.
News Source: 12punto
