The fire revealed a neighbor's murder: He was my friend.

The fire revealed a neighbor's murder: He was my friend.

29.04.2025 10:14

In a fire that broke out in an apartment in Adana, it was revealed that the body of a 41-year-old man was found shot in the back of the neck with a gun. During the interrogation, the victim's neighbor confessed to the murder, saying, "He was my friend. I wish it hadn't happened this way."

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A fire broke out on April 22 in an apartment in the 2000 Evler neighborhood of the Çukurova district in Adana. Upon notification, fire crews arrived at the address to extinguish the fire in the apartment on the 4th floor. After breaking down the door of the apartment, the teams found the lifeless body of Mustafa Özkan (41). Investigations revealed that Özkan had been shot in the neck with a gun.







A neighbor's murder emerged from the fire: He was my friend

Killed Mustafa Özkan






THE KILLER WAS A NEIGHBOR



When the Murder Bureau teams of the Public Order Branch examined the security cameras in the apartment building, they determined that Özkan had entered the building with his neighbor, M. M. (33), last. Following this identification, the police detained the suspect M.M. In a cross-examination, the suspect confessed to committing the murder and then burning the house with kerosene to destroy the evidence, and later went up to his apartment on the 9th floor.







A neighbor's murder emerged from the fire: He was my friend





"HE WAS MY FRIEND"



The suspect, who showed the police the location of the gun he used in the incident and surrendered it, stated in his testimony, "He raised his voice at me for no reason and started an argument. In a moment of anger, I pulled out my gun from my waist and fired. He was my friend. I wish it hadn't happened this way."







A neighbor's murder emerged from the fire: He was my friend





HE WAS ARRESTED



The suspect, whose procedures at the police station were completed, was referred to the courthouse for the crimes of 'Intentional Murder' and 'Destruction of Evidence' and was arrested by the court he was brought before. Meanwhile, images of the deceased Özkan and the killer neighbor captured by security cameras just before the incident also emerged.







A neighbor's murder emerged from the fire: He was my friend





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