21.05.2025 23:21
In Aksaray, a 15-year-old boy shot his 12-year-old friend in the leg with an air rifle when the friend said, "I'm going home." While the injured boy was taken to the hospital, his friend was detained by the police.
A middle school student Y.Ç. (15) shot his friend Derman Ali Yerli (12) in the leg with an air rifle while taking him home to show his pigeons.
THE LITTLE BOY SHOT HIS FRIEND WITH A RIFLE
The incident occurred around 7:30 PM in the Yeni Sanayi neighborhood. According to reports, 7th-grade student Y.Ç. took his friend Derman Ali Yerli home to show him his pigeons after school. When Yerli wanted to go home, Y.Ç. shot his friend in the leg with an air rifle.
"HE SHOT MY SON WHEN HE WANTED TO GO HOME"
Upon receiving reports from witnesses, health teams arrived at the scene and took Yerli to Aksaray Training and Research Hospital. Filiz Yerli, the mother of Derman Ali Yerli, who came to the hospital after hearing about the incident, said, "My son’s friend said 'I will show you my pigeons' after school and forced him to go. When my son said he wanted to go home, he fired with an air rifle. The shooter is a 15-year-old boy who shot him in his own backyard," she stated.
Police teams apprehended Y.Ç. along with the air rifle and took him to the juvenile department. An investigation into the incident is ongoing.